‘Zoombombing’ Becomes a Dangerous Organized Effort
Zoom, the videoconferencing app, has become a target for harassment and abuse
coordinated in private off-platform chats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/technology/zoom-harassment-abuse-racism-fbi-warning.html
https://www.kgw.com/article/entertainment/hbo-offers-500-hours-of-free-programming-but-theres-a-catch/283-75aa9dd1-38f4-4b99-8005-477c95eb2ac8
https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/hbo-free-streaming-500-hours-sopranos-veep-wire-1234569585/
https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/hbo-free-streami
FTC, FCC crack down on coronavirus robocall scams
Americans were bombarded with more than 132 million robocalls a day in March as
the pandemic worsened.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/03/ftc-fcc-crack-down-coronavirus-robocall-scams/
Boeing 787s must be turned off and on every 51 days to prevent 'misleading
data' being shown to pilots
US air safety bods call it 'potentially catastrophic' if reboot directive not
implemented
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/04/02/boeing_787_power_cycle_51_days_stale_data/
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A Feature on Zoom Secretly Displayed Data From People’s LinkedIn Profiles
After an inquiry from Times reporters, Zoom said it would disable a data-mining
feature that could be used to snoop on participants during meetings without
their knowledge.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/technology/z
Thousands of Zoom video calls left exposed on open Web
Many of the videos include personally identifiable information and deeply
intimate conversations, recorded in people’s homes.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/04/03/thousands-zoom-video-calls-left-exposed-open-web/
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Zoom’s Flawed Encryption Linked to China
https://theintercept.com/2020/04/03/zooms-encryption-is-not-suited-for-secrets-and-has-surprising-links-to-china-researchers-discover/
Move Fast & Roll Your Own Crypto: A Quick Look at the Confidentiality of Zoom
Meetings
https://citizenlab.ca/2020/04/move
