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Elon Musk's SpaceX bans Zoom over privacy concerns -memo
Reuters ^ | 04/02/2020 | Munsif Vengattil, Joey Roulette

Posted on 04/04/2020 6:56:01 PM PDT by BenLurkin

SpaceX’s ban on Zoom Video Communications Inc illustrates the mounting challenges facing aerospace manufacturers as they develop technology deemed vital to national security while also trying to keep employees safe from the fast-spreading respiratory illness.

In an email dated March 28, SpaceX told employees that all access to Zoom had been disabled with immediate effect.

“We understand that many of us were using this tool for conferences and meeting support,” SpaceX said in the message. “Please use email, text or phone as alternate means of communication.”

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: california; elonmusk; falcon9; falconheavy; gavinnewsom; spacex; tesla; texas; zoom

1 posted on 04/04/2020 6:56:01 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

I just read an email form our IT Director reminding us that Zoom is prohibited on all our business computers.

The creators were either negligent, or intentionally lax with the security.


2 posted on 04/04/2020 7:29:33 PM PDT by Jotmo (Whoever said, "The pen is mightier than the sword." has clearly never been stabbed to death.)
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To: Jotmo

Nobody wants interlopers on Zoom, especially that doctoral candidate who had to stop his remote thesis defense when someone drew genitalia on the screen.


3 posted on 04/04/2020 7:51:10 PM PDT by rfp1234 (Democratus Partitus Delendus Est)
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To: BenLurkin

They can’t afford a commercial setup like WebEx?


4 posted on 04/04/2020 7:59:22 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: PAR35

Yeah, but WebEx network sucks eggs.


5 posted on 04/04/2020 10:45:16 PM PDT by glorgau
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To: BenLurkin

Zoom bombing is a thing.


6 posted on 04/04/2020 11:18:36 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: rfp1234

I laughed. Is that wrong ?


7 posted on 04/05/2020 4:01:39 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Dear Mr. Kotter, #Epsteindidntkillhimself - Signed, Epstein's Mother)
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