This can't end well. I've already sent emails to our exec and data security departments about this.

Zoom terms of service now allow training AI on user content with no opt out

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@devlogic How can they use streams to train AI if it is supposedly E2EE?
@yourfutureex @devlogic if a company controls the client app at the end points, they have access to it all, even if it is E2EE. Similarly WhatsApp.

@yourfutureex @devlogic people using Zoom could always *stop* using it. After all, outstanding #LibreSoftware options exist, and can be self-hosted or by trusted 3rd party suppliers. Have a look at #BigBlueButton https://bigbluebutton.org & #JitsiMeet https://meet.jit.si

If you host your own (or pay someone you trust to do so), no arbitrary cut-off times. There're no per-person costs, no institutional licenses, & *no software install required*. They work with any modern browser.

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Can I use this to talk to my family and my professors, i.e. is there a website I can just login and it’s all ready to use already, or do I need to have a lot of technical knowledge to make it happen?
@moonspider you can go to meet.jit.si and start a room (and just convey the room address to whoever you want to meet with). With BigBlueButton, you can use the demo, but last time I looked they'd started limiting meetings to 40 min or something like that (to manage resource requirements). Running your own isn't hard if you're relatively familiar with running a Linux server - and there're quite a few hosting companies that will spin up an instance for you for a small fee.
@lightweight
Yeah, my question was “I want to just be able to talk to my 60 year old archaeology professors without having to convince them to learn how to do things like run a Linux server which I guarantee they do not know how to do, and also I have never done before. Is that possible?” I want to not use Zoom, but whatever it replaces with has to be as convenient as zoom or else there’s no chance.
@moonspider @lightweight Yes, you really just have to visit https://meet.jit.si and click "Start Meeting". Don't even need an account.
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