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I don't just mean encryption--I mean end-to-end encryption. That means you can't throw hardware at it. You're limited to the hardware end users are using. Ever

I don't just mean encryption--I mean end-to-end encryption. That means you can't throw hardware at it. You're limited to the hardware end users are using. Every client needs to be able to meet the needs of every other client, when each could be on a flaky cellular connection, or on a Raspberry Pi, or on a high-end PC with dedicated bandwidth. And how much CPU / memory / bandwidth / latency you have will often change during the call. You can't just have the client send out the best video / audio it can and transcode it to meet other clients' capabilities server-side because of the end-to-end encryption. Getting it to work as seamlessly as Zoom does is an accomplishment.

cpncrunch 4y ago
Well Zoom does have a lot of limitations on E2EE: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360048660871-End-to-end-E2EE-encryption-for-meetings https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360048660871-End-t... No recording and no whiteboard, which for most people in my business (tutoring) would be a complete deal breaker. How well does E2EE actually work in terms of video quality and coping with poor connections? I can't find any info on that. Bear in mind that you have to enable E2EE, so the vast majority of sessions will NOT have it enabled. I'm guessing it will just be in small sessions with good internet connections. I don't use Zoom very often, but I had a meeting on it a few days ago and it wasn't great. When I logged into the meeting it had to download the new .exe at 10Mbps, even though I have a 500Mbps connection, then it spent another minute installing it. Not terribly impressed with that, either having to use a .exe in 2023, or the painfully slow connection to their servers.