Zoom Has a Big China Problem
Zoom: The teleconferencing app you can't get away from. Well it's heavily tied to China. And it's letting the Chinese regime tell it what to do—including censoring people in America.
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I’m not sure if this is about zoom or about American companies trying to do business in China. This is the dirty secret of most of the American tech companies currently having business in China I hate to say it. Cisco and Oracle helping the CCP secure its firewalls, Microsoft and Yahoo (when it was still a thing) having joint ventures and handing over user information to the Chinese government for years now. Apple has a datacenter in Guizhou province in the form of a local “joint venture” with their “Chinese partner”, all user account information is accessible to the CCP. Not trying to defend zoom but I don’t see them being the issue here. I certainly don’t want to go down the path by insinuating zooms founder, a Chinese tech immigrant and a US citizen, has some ties with the CCP. In fact, as far as I know, Eric Yuan is a typical example of American dream seeker who came to the country as a student, worked hard and with some luck, established himself on this land of opportunities. Just my two cents.
If you want actual security, not just imagined, you cannot use any proprietary software - like zoom - The only way to ensure security is through open source software, as anyone can inspect it to make sure it has no back doors or other nastiness built-in, and if you don't even trust the one that compiled it, you can compile it yourself. Proprietary software is for lazy people who don't care about their own security and that of others - and for ignorant people who just don't know (this is the majority). And - almost forgot to mention - proprietary software is great for untrustworthy companies - and regimes - that love to cheat on, spy on, or plainly rip off their customers.
$$ talks. BTW, doesn't the taking down of statues movement reminds you of the Red Guards of the 60's? They destroyed historical and cultural icons in their madness.
¿What do you think of the south china morning post? ¿Is it a reliable source?
No it is a front for the CCP.
I wonder if the CCP is overthrown will companies like Tencent, Ali Babba, and Wuawai survive?
I think the question is when, rather than if, and when that happens, it will be bloody and messy.
Best I 'zoom' over to PATREON & watch Chris on CHINA UNCENSORED
Check out Steve Gibson's Security Now on TWiT TV. He gets into the details on Zoom's Encryption lies. https://youtu.be/0H96ePTYMu0