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Re:Why is the Zoom app listening on my microphone when not i... by trasz on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @03:52AM (#30270462)
On the other hand, like any other American company Zoom can be “asked” by intelligence services to “cooperate” - and there is no law that would protect its users against it.
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Re:Why is the Zoom app listening on my microphone when not i... by rvnx on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @08:36AM (#30272426)
"American". The coincidence that "Zoom" and "Zhumu" share the same platform.

https://thenextweb.com/news/zooms-scary-webcam-flaw-also-aff...

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Re:Why is the Zoom app listening on my microphone when not i... by trasz on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @11:20AM (#30274455)
It doesn't matter - the company is American, thus it can be "convinced" into cooperating.
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