Why is https://mastodon.social/@protonprivacy introducing Zoom as their first video call integration?
Isn't that just the opposite of promoting privacy tools ?
They could have just started with some #jitsy integration, like the one #infomaniak uses...
Maybe some corporate clients pressure ?
By the way, I think it […]
Isn't that just the opposite of promoting privacy tools ?
They could have just started with some #jitsy integration, like the one #infomaniak uses...
Maybe some corporate clients pressure ?
By the way, I think it […]
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Because Zoom is undoubtedly one the most popular video conferencing services in the world.
This is a simple "How-To" guide... you think this honestly amounts to renunciation?
The renunciation part is about defending privacy in every communication they do.
For any topic they talked about and I came across so far, they always explained how the solution they came up with respected users privacy and they enforced their commitment upon that […]
I think the need to strike a balance between those ideals and being useful to as many users as possible. But point taken
To add some context, I did not randomly came across this how-to article, it was part of their update announcement newsletter.
I am always a little excited with those emails as I am very curious how they solved one or another privacy issue with their product.
For instance, after starting with encrypted email for everyone, how did they deal with calendar and drive ? They developped encrypted calendar, encrypted drive and encrypted docs to collaborate on. They did not integrate with an undoubtedly most popular solution such […]
Now for video calls it's about joining and adding video links from zoom and google meets. Why not at least offering at the same time another privacy oriented solution?
That's my disappointment...