Is your kids' school forcing Zoom on them too?

Lloyd Kvam python at venix.com
Sun Aug 9 09:33:24 EDT 2020


On Sun, 2020-08-09 at 08:07 -0400, dmichaud at amergin.org wrote:
> In a pinch you can run Zoom wholly in a browser or other semi-sandboxed
> environment such as mobile phone or tablet, without using the desktop app.

I have attempted to join some meetings and discovered that the app was *required*.

> I ended up repurposing a neglected chromebook as a zoom meeting appliance
> and that's been fantastic for many activities.
> 
> 
> > On Fri, 2020-08-07 at 19:14 -0400, Matt Minuti wrote:
> > > There's been no remote execution exploits (AFAIK), so that's a
> > > non-issue.
> > 
> > There have been remote exploits.
> > https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-2159/Zoom.html
> > Ignore #5 which is a different Zoom. Apple was forced to create a special
> > update to clean up
> > the mess after zoom was "uninstalled".
> > 
> > That said, it's quite possible that today's Zoom is OK on that score. The
> > Sans News Bites folks
> > do not seem to be concerned.
> > 
> > I installed Zoom on my wife's iPad. I won't install it on my gear. Being
> > pushed into acquiring
> > a somewhat isolated device to run Zoom would be annoying.
> > 
> 
> 
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