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I'm speculating, but they might find it more convenient to use a separate device for the video chat? Especially if you're using your laptop a lot during the vid

by sc11 7y ago

I'm speculating, but they might find it more convenient to use a separate device for the video chat? Especially if you're using your laptop a lot during the video call, it's quite convenient to have the chat open elsewhere.

dexterdog 7y ago
Esp considering I have had the zoom app completely crash my laptop multiple times.
- dhosek 7y ago
  Given how cavalier zoom is about privacy and its history on the Mac, the only place I'd be willing to use it is on my phone or ipad where it's boxed in by Apple's restrictions and has undergone app review. Apple had to push a silent OS update to remove zoom's insecure secret web server.
  - sixothree 7y ago
    How the heck is Zoom even HIPAA compliant?
    - Legogris 7y ago
      Is it though?
      - judge2020 7y ago
        https://zoom.us/healthcare https://zoom.us/healthcare > HIPAA/PIPEDA plans start at $$200 per month per account, which comes with 10 hosts.
        TeMPOraL 7y ago
        A relevant thread from yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22735746 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22735746
        Legogris 7y ago
        Zoom claiming it's compliant has nothing to do with it actually being compliant.
        kemotep 7y ago
        If they have filed the paperwork[0] then they are. (Whether their solution to be compliant is or is not enough would have to be audited.) Apple's FaceTime is not HIPAA compliant because they haven't filed the paperwork.[1] (Obviously, there are a lot more steps to it than signing a Business Associate agreement, but I would bet FaceTime is probably a little more secure than Zoom) [0]:https://www.hipaajournal.com/become-hipaa-compliant/ https://www.hipaajournal.com/become-hipaa-compliant/ [1]:https://www.hipaajournal.com/facetime-hipaa-compliant/ https://www.hipaajournal.com/facetime-hipaa-compliant/
    - neuronic 7y ago
      And what about GDPR?
blntechie 7y ago
Works for them I guess but when screensharing especially for code, mobile phones and tablets don’t work well.
- orthoxerox 7y ago
  I doubt they code for a living.
Nextgrid 7y ago
Microphone quality is still not a solved problem on laptops, and Windows' sound preferences UI does not make it easy to switch to a Bluetooth headset (that is, if you even have one on you).

by sc11 7y ago

dexterdog 7y ago

Esp considering I have had the zoom app completely crash my laptop multiple times.

dhosek 7y ago
Given how cavalier zoom is about privacy and its history on the Mac, the only place I'd be willing to use it is on my phone or ipad where it's boxed in by Apple's restrictions and has undergone app review. Apple had to push a silent OS update to remove zoom's insecure secret web server.
- sixothree 7y ago
  How the heck is Zoom even HIPAA compliant?
  - Legogris 7y ago
    Is it though?
    - judge2020 7y ago
      https://zoom.us/healthcare https://zoom.us/healthcare > HIPAA/PIPEDA plans start at $$200 per month per account, which comes with 10 hosts.
      - TeMPOraL 7y ago
        A relevant thread from yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22735746 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22735746
      - Legogris 7y ago
        Zoom claiming it's compliant has nothing to do with it actually being compliant.
        kemotep 7y ago
        If they have filed the paperwork[0] then they are. (Whether their solution to be compliant is or is not enough would have to be audited.) Apple's FaceTime is not HIPAA compliant because they haven't filed the paperwork.[1] (Obviously, there are a lot more steps to it than signing a Business Associate agreement, but I would bet FaceTime is probably a little more secure than Zoom) [0]:https://www.hipaajournal.com/become-hipaa-compliant/ https://www.hipaajournal.com/become-hipaa-compliant/ [1]:https://www.hipaajournal.com/facetime-hipaa-compliant/ https://www.hipaajournal.com/facetime-hipaa-compliant/
  - neuronic 7y ago
    And what about GDPR?

blntechie 7y ago

Works for them I guess but when screensharing especially for code, mobile phones and tablets don’t work well.

orthoxerox 7y ago
I doubt they code for a living.

Nextgrid 7y ago

Microphone quality is still not a solved problem on laptops, and Windows' sound preferences UI does not make it easy to switch to a Bluetooth headset (that is, if you even have one on you).