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Lawyerspeak: "It's just boilerplate." Translation: "Yeah, that's one of the parts where we really screw you, but you don't have a choice, lol."

jkdrki9 7y ago
We do though. Apply our agency to providing free software solutions that don’t that. I suppose it’s easier to be a nihilist and complain though.
- ganstyles 7y ago
  Let me tell work that I can't collaborate remotely anymore on video because I am using my agency to refuse to use Zoom even though everyone else at the whole company does. Then they can use their agency to put me on a PIP because my choice hindered my ability to do my job. I'm sure you realize it's not as easy as you say, but I suppose it's easier to assert that situations don't have nuance because then you can make blanket statements like you did.
  - manigandham 7y ago
    Are you ok with all the other software they use?
manigandham 7y ago
You have a choice to not use Zoom.
- jjoonathan 7y ago
  Sure! Except it was mandated by your boss. Or you have a choice between a bunch of offerings with the exact same screwball terms. This might not actually be true for videoconferencing now that it's getting somewhat democratized and competitive. Point is: "just boilerplate" is just rationalization. An honest person would never present it as comforting and a knowledgeable person would never find it comforting. Of course, the world is full of dishonest people, so it gets used all the time. Hence "lawyerspeak."
  - manigandham 7y ago
    Do you refuse to use any other software mandated by your company? What's the difference? It's standard policy to cover any potential personal data that they might receive. What is your concern exactly? That they shouldn't spell it out? That would be illegal under current data regulations.
  - lostmsu 7y ago
    The receipt from the top comment about joining from the browser works nicely.
  - blacksmith_tb 7y ago
    True, though you could dial in from a phone (even a landline), unless you were being asked to not only attend but also share your screen.
- kachnuv_ocasek 7y ago
  Not really if your lecturer or boss requires it for lectures, meetings or team communication.
  - manigandham 7y ago
    What information do you not want to share that you think they have but don't need?

jkdrki9 7y ago

We do though. Apply our agency to providing free software solutions that don’t that. I suppose it’s easier to be a nihilist and complain though.

ganstyles 7y ago
Let me tell work that I can't collaborate remotely anymore on video because I am using my agency to refuse to use Zoom even though everyone else at the whole company does. Then they can use their agency to put me on a PIP because my choice hindered my ability to do my job. I'm sure you realize it's not as easy as you say, but I suppose it's easier to assert that situations don't have nuance because then you can make blanket statements like you did.
- manigandham 7y ago
  Are you ok with all the other software they use?

manigandham 7y ago

You have a choice to not use Zoom.

jjoonathan 7y ago
Sure! Except it was mandated by your boss. Or you have a choice between a bunch of offerings with the exact same screwball terms. This might not actually be true for videoconferencing now that it's getting somewhat democratized and competitive. Point is: "just boilerplate" is just rationalization. An honest person would never present it as comforting and a knowledgeable person would never find it comforting. Of course, the world is full of dishonest people, so it gets used all the time. Hence "lawyerspeak."
- manigandham 7y ago
  Do you refuse to use any other software mandated by your company? What's the difference? It's standard policy to cover any potential personal data that they might receive. What is your concern exactly? That they shouldn't spell it out? That would be illegal under current data regulations.
- lostmsu 7y ago
  The receipt from the top comment about joining from the browser works nicely.
- blacksmith_tb 7y ago
  True, though you could dial in from a phone (even a landline), unless you were being asked to not only attend but also share your screen.
kachnuv_ocasek 7y ago
Not really if your lecturer or boss requires it for lectures, meetings or team communication.
- manigandham 7y ago
  What information do you not want to share that you think they have but don't need?