'*The phone slipped into the bath': Conference call tales* By Katie Prescott Business correspondent *BBC* 31 March 2020 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-52032849
"I was on a call last week and a colleague's half-naked boyfriend walked behind her," recalls communications consultant Jason Nisse. His experience illustrates the pitfalls of videoconferencing, a technology that thousands of workers are getting used to as they attempt to work from home. Some people really need help. In one (genuine) email doing the rounds, a financial services worker is told: "Your screen is visible and we can all see you watching porn in between enquiries." Teleconferencing apps like Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet are reporting dramatic user increases. For many of us, this means getting to grips with a whole new way of working. [ .... ] --> *Gravitas: Video-calling app 'ZOOM' admits to routing calls via China * *WION* Published on Apr 6, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avg5HRLwkHo --> *Move Fast and Roll Your Own Crypto* /A Quick Look at the Confidentiality of Zoom Meetings/ By Bill Marczak and John Scott-Railton April 3, 2020 *The Citizen Lab* *University of Toronto* https://citizenlab.ca/2020/04/move-fast-roll-your-own-crypto-a-quick-look-at-the-confidentiality-of-zoom-meetings/ --> *FBI Warns of Teleconferencing and Online Classroom Hijacking During COVID-19 Pandemic* March 30, 2020 *FBI Boston* Kristen Setera (857) 386-2905 https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/boston/news/press-releases/fbi-warns-of-teleconferencing-and-online-classroom-hijacking-during-covid-19-pandemic -- /Dr. Robert Mathews, D.Phil. Principal Technologist & //Distinguished Senior Research Scholar// //Office of Scientific Inquiry & Applications (OSIA)// //University of Hawai'i/
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