Avoid Zoom

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Donald Wickelgren

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Aug 4, 2021

Security

I've been writing that the pandemic-fortunate conferencing company Zoom is problematic since it became the noun for online meetings. They agreed to a fine for lying about their security and sending data around.

Management and developers are equally problematic, adding up to a big risk for you to trust. Go for the big established company for your conferencing. Microsoft, Google, Apple, Cisco...

Reference: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/08/zoom-to-pay-85m-for-lying-about-encryption-and-sending-data-to-facebook-and-google/?amp=1

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Donald Wickelgren

Don Wicklegren is Xilium's founder. He is a technologist by profession who started his career pre-internet in remote medical technology and learning. He has worked in both small and large corporations with world-wide remote staff and became a part of the team who developed the first commercial internet. As an entrepreneur, he started his first technology company in 2001. In Xilium, he focuses on innovating solutions for the US healthcare system.

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