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Re:Skype rolls back its redesign by ditching stories and squ... by buffalo2391 on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @11:30PM (#17914827)
I'm very hesitant about zoom. I use it for conference calling at my job and download the app when I had to listen in to a meeting I was off site for. The meeting ended I exited the call and thought nothing of it, then an hour or two later I got an access notification that zoom had opened my camera, while I was under the impression it had quit. Their technique of downloading an executable every time you open a meeting from the web is also strange and somewhat uncomfortable. I do agree that it works brilliantly but I have my concerns about privacy and safety regarding it.
Re:Skype rolls back its redesign by ditching stories and squ... by acct1771 on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @01:59AM (#17915366)
> Their technique of downloading an executable every time you open a meeting from the web is also strange and somewhat uncomfortable.

Uncomfortable, yes. Strange, no. Very common for "enterprise" conference services to do this.