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Zoom accidentally sent meeting host transcript of coworkers private chat

40 points by elliekelly 7y ago

renewiltord 7y ago
Oh haha, this has to be that Zoom feature where you save meeting transcripts and where host<->anyone transcripts are available to anyone who can view transcripts. Always found it weird that that was an automatic setting instead of a manual one. I get the use-case but defaulting to it is probably confusing. Either FatShamer1 or FatShamer2 must have been the host and victim must have been a person with access to transcripts (which is every participant in case of the default Zoom cloud settings?). If neither FS1 nor FS2 were host then this wouldn't have happened.
- johnnyfived 7y ago
  Lol. That being a default feature is such a blatant oversight. I can't believe this is the first time i've heard about it
- evanslify 7y ago
  Looks like this is documented here https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/203650445-In-Meeting-Chat https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/203650445-In-Meeti...
  - moeffju 7y ago
    "Note: Private messages between participants are not viewable by the host."
- ThePowerOfFuet 7y ago
  >Either FatShamer1 or FatShamer2 must have been the host It doesn't sound like it; from TFA: >I recently hosted a Zoom call for my work team.
DangitBobby 7y ago
Yikes. While I think it's indicative of poor character to say unconstructive, cruel things about someone to their face or behind their back, I don't know if I believe they should be punished when there was a reasonable expectation that the target could never receive these remarks. Still, maybe it's for the best that cruel people sometimes lose in unfair ways.
- t0mmel 7y ago
  There is more at play here in my opinion, that points to why HR definitely should be involved. The behavior exhibited is clearly that of a toxic person to have on staff. If that is how an employee talks about colleagues, it’s only fair that any chance to catch the behavior will be dealt with swiftly. Remember, this is just the only time it was caught. And for all parties involved it is best that it gets dealt with.
  - bilbo0s 7y ago
    Totally agree with t0mmel here. You're trying to build a team, in task as well as in spirit. You can't do that with one of the team members running around un-building the team.
- WhyNotHugo 7y ago
  I'm amazed that people would mock co-workers behind their back like that. TBH, I'd be disgusted to work at a company with anyone like that, I'm impressed by the author's compassion at still wanting to work with such horrible people.
GoToRO 7y ago
If we do Zoom bug reporting, after you receive the confirmation email, you click the button in the email and a webpage loads asking if you enroll for a school or not. You normally have two check-boxes to answer Yes or No. On mobile, those check-boxes are not visible and you can not click anything (Yes, No or Continue).
GoToRO 7y ago
A joke about a fat person being fat.

40 points by elliekelly 7y ago

Oh haha, this has to be that Zoom feature where you save meeting transcripts and where host<->anyone transcripts are available to anyone who can view transcripts. Always found it weird that that was an automatic setting instead of a manual one. I get the use-case but defaulting to it is probably confusing. Either FatShamer1 or FatShamer2 must have been the host and victim must have been a person with access to transcripts (which is every participant in case of the default Zoom cloud settings?). If neither FS1 nor FS2 were host then this wouldn't have happened.

johnnyfived 7y ago
Lol. That being a default feature is such a blatant oversight. I can't believe this is the first time i've heard about it
evanslify 7y ago
Looks like this is documented here https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/203650445-In-Meeting-Chat https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/203650445-In-Meeti...
- moeffju 7y ago
  "Note: Private messages between participants are not viewable by the host."
ThePowerOfFuet 7y ago
>Either FatShamer1 or FatShamer2 must have been the host It doesn't sound like it; from TFA: >I recently hosted a Zoom call for my work team.

DangitBobby 7y ago

Yikes. While I think it's indicative of poor character to say unconstructive, cruel things about someone to their face or behind their back, I don't know if I believe they should be punished when there was a reasonable expectation that the target could never receive these remarks. Still, maybe it's for the best that cruel people sometimes lose in unfair ways.

t0mmel 7y ago
There is more at play here in my opinion, that points to why HR definitely should be involved. The behavior exhibited is clearly that of a toxic person to have on staff. If that is how an employee talks about colleagues, it’s only fair that any chance to catch the behavior will be dealt with swiftly. Remember, this is just the only time it was caught. And for all parties involved it is best that it gets dealt with.
- bilbo0s 7y ago
  Totally agree with t0mmel here. You're trying to build a team, in task as well as in spirit. You can't do that with one of the team members running around un-building the team.
WhyNotHugo 7y ago
I'm amazed that people would mock co-workers behind their back like that. TBH, I'd be disgusted to work at a company with anyone like that, I'm impressed by the author's compassion at still wanting to work with such horrible people.

GoToRO 7y ago

If we do Zoom bug reporting, after you receive the confirmation email, you click the button in the email and a webpage loads asking if you enroll for a school or not. You normally have two check-boxes to answer Yes or No. On mobile, those check-boxes are not visible and you can not click anything (Yes, No or Continue).

GoToRO 7y ago

A joke about a fat person being fat.