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I remember when they stories came out they were released in a suspiciously coordinated way. Once one died off another was released to build up momentum again an
by pydry 5y ago
I remember when they stories came out they were released in a suspiciously coordinated way. Once one died off another was released to build up momentum again and keep the idea humming in the public consciousness.
I figured that it was done by a big party that had a trusted relationship with tech journalists because they bigged up vulnerabilities that were relatively minor to journalists who didnt seem to be aware of it.
It's possible it wasnt Microsoft but the pattern of stories indicated Zoom was a public relations target of someone who freaked out after seeing how fast they were growing and MS certainly took full advantage.
- detaro 5y agoThe pattern of stories indicated that it was a thing that got attention, so people went digging for whatever they could find and push. You don't need a conspiracy for something to get way more attention than others.
- newjersey 5y agoI am not trying to say Microsoft did anything unlawful. However, I am suspicious that these events in 2020 were coordinated. I remember we knew about Zoom vulnerabilities in 2018 as well but I rarely used video conferencing and definitely not for "daily stand ups" however, I wouldn't discount Microsoft tried its best to "educate" reporters. http://paulgraham.com/submarine.html http://paulgraham.com/submarine.html
- luckylion 5y agoWould they drip-feed what they found though? Sounds like you need some form of coordination for that at least.
- detaro 5y agoThe "drip-feed" of people finding things not all at the same time, and basing their search on previous findings?
- spoonjim 5y agoMegacorps feeding stories to journalists is not a “conspiracy theory.” It isn’t even a secret!
- kjellsbells 5y agoNo conspiracy required, just change "party" to "parties" and "someone" to plural "people". Zoom went from interesting tool to de facto worldwide standard in about two months. I'm pretty sure that in the offices of Microsoft, webex, goto meeting etc there was a collective WTF from leadership and people were instructed to find weaknesses. It doesn't follow that there was collusion or an evil conspiracy.