Zoom's terms of service now include training GenAI with no ability to opt out

Check sections:
- 10.2 Service Generated Data; Consent to Use
- 10.4 Customer License Grant
- 16.2 Ownership of Zoom Property

Edit: included other sections of ToS

https://explore.zoom.us/en/terms/

Zoom Terms of Service | Zoom

Read: Terms of Service – Zoom

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@jmsdnns Wait, why is Zoom all of a sudden going evil?

They were supposed to bring balance to the video call ecosystem...

@AT1ST @jmsdnns from a security/privacy perspective Zoom has always been evil or incompetent depending on how willing you were to grant them the benefit of doubt.

@ATM @jmsdnns Relative to other video software, I can grant that the robodialing issue being patched with automatic passwords that are included in the links is an issue, as to some extent the fact that you could run unpatched software for a video call...but both of those at least had an UI/UX benefit that (To me) justified them.

This doesn't even have that.

@AT1ST @jmsdnns Zoom had numerous short comings besides Zoombombing, such as misrepresenting using E2EE before being called out on it and around 2019 leaving an unsecured web service running on MacOS even after uninstalling Zoom (https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/10/20689644/apple-zoom-web-server-automatic-removal-silent-update-webcam-vulnerability)
Apple is silently removing Zoom’s web server software from Macs

After all of the drama over Zoom’s use of a hidden web server on Macs, Apple itself has decided to step in, TechCrunch reports. Zoom is issuing a silent update — meaning your Mac will get it without any interaction on your part — to remove the web server from any Mac that has Zoom’s software installed.

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@ATM @jmsdnns Fair enough - my experience primarily came from work in 2020 when doing remote work briefly while I broke my ankle shortly before the pandemic had everyone switch to remote work with Zoom for video calls at my company.
@AT1ST @jmsdnns yes, the pandemic changed work rules & broke formerly taboo practices for many organizations. Work from home was only the start with cascading implications of increased VPN capacity requirements, BYOD, PC supply shortages, etc.