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A comment on Zoom says it won’t encrypt free calls so it can work more with law enforcement.

Re:Zoom says it won’t encrypt free calls so it can work more... by ankmathur96 on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @02:07AM (#23400359)
The reality is that this is being made out to be way more insidious than it is. Platforms should work with authorities so that bad actors like known terrorists can’t use a free platform to organize.

To the crowd who says “well you can do bad stuff if you pay” - If terrorists are paying for Zoom, they’re leaving a paper trail for the FBI. Free platforms are ripe for abuse because they’re free.

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Re:Zoom says it won’t encrypt free calls so it can work more... by john_alan on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @02:14AM (#23400408)
Can you please move into a glass house. I just need to make sure you’re not doing anything bad, and the FBI can’t see through your walls.

Also I’ll need a copy of your bank account statement. I just need to take a look. Make sure it’s ok. Unless someone else has recently.

The narrative that we should sack our privacy to help “law enforcement” is fucking braindead.

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Re:Zoom says it won’t encrypt free calls so it can work more... by robertlagrant on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @06:55AM (#23402019)
If you have a warrant, the police can both break into your house and see your records, no glass required.
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Re:Zoom says it won’t encrypt free calls so it can work more... by ajkdhcb2 on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @02:54AM (#23400687)
People doing high-profile illegal activities will always be able to use simple open-source software, that cannot be stopped.

Terrorism is not a valid reason - well, perhaps unless you're going to take the jump to including a Chinese national that says 'Tiananmen Square' to their wife in a random call, as some 'Law Enforcement' will.

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Re:Zoom says it won’t encrypt free calls so it can work more... by a_imho on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @07:24AM (#23402173)
Unfortunately bad actors are ill defined and even that changes from time to time.
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Re:Zoom says it won’t encrypt free calls so it can work more... by iso1631 on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @07:19AM (#23402142)
What happens when the bad actors are the police?
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Re:Zoom says it won’t encrypt free calls so it can work more... by sahoo on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @02:10AM (#23400387)
Ever heard of stolen credit cards
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Re:Zoom says it won’t encrypt free calls so it can work more... by michaelmrose on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @03:38AM (#23400956)
What if the terrorists use free open source software running on their own hardware?
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