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Most Universities and companies really don’t care, it seems. Zoom is one of the many shady Chinese companies (yes I am aware of Zoom’s recent change in status h
by MintelIE 6y ago
Most Universities and companies really don’t care, it seems. Zoom is one of the many shady Chinese companies (yes I am aware of Zoom’s recent change in status here) who we just do business with no matter HOW harmful it could potentially be. Recently there was concern about how certain anti-cheat software included with Chinese games is an effective root kit as well. And several large American firms have been help China build out their surveillance infrastructure which is used to send people to death camps.
- dehrmann 6y agoUniversities, I get--there isn't much of an espionage risk with course content--but companies should be worried. China has a reputation for corporate espionage, and while Zoom is nominally an American company, headlines like this remind us it's also very Chinese (dev office, data centers).
- MintelIE 6y agoThe recent arrest of Charles Lieber and other professors shows that academia is a big target for the Chinese.