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Zoom will soon follow the rest of the silicon valley companies in finding ways to invest in military technology, use lobbying power to earn big dollar governmen
by scotuswroteus 5y ago
Zoom will soon follow the rest of the silicon valley companies in finding ways to invest in military technology, use lobbying power to earn big dollar government contracts, and monetize its access to biometric data. Unless it has already done that.
- Upgrayyed_U 5y agoAlready there: https://www.zoomgov.com https://www.zoomgov.com Zoom for Government
- ubermonkey 5y agoWhich I'm utterly sure is in NO way more secure or less of a liability than regular Zoom. Zoom has proven itself to be completely craven about behavior and pseudo-apologies; I'm amazed they have any credibility with CIOs.
- bladegash 5y agoIt’s FedRAMP authorized at the moderate baseline. That requires implementation of a pretty sizable and stringent set of security controls, continuous monitoring, and more. I’d say it’s probably a bit more secure than their commercial offering, but that likely depends on your opinion of the control catalog’s requirements and compliance does not always equal secure.
- ubermonkey 5y agoI am in the gov't contracting world, and let's just say I'm not impressed with the "stringency" of FedRamp controls or evaluation. Plus, as noted, Zoom has lied repeatedly about what they do, how they do it, where their data goes, etc., and every time has somehow escaped any real repercussions. They are not trustworthy, regardless of certification.
- ct0 5y agoAs in Chinese military technology?
- jmeister 5y ago“The beauty of doing nothing is that you can do it perfectly. Only when you do something is it almost impossible to do it without mistakes. Therefore people who are contributing nothing to society, except their constant criticisms, can feel both intellectually and morally superior.” — Thomas Sowell