# Zoom App Sends Data to Facebook (And China?)

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**Created:** [April 4, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/zoom-app-sends-data-to-facebook-and-china/32134 "2020-04-04T20:01:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![peppermint](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/peppermint/32/218_2.png) [@peppermint](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/peppermint)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/zoom-app-sends-data-to-facebook-and-china/32134/1 "2020-04-04T20:01:39Z")

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> **[Every Zoom Security and Privacy Flaw So Far, and What You Can Do to Protect...](https://tidbits.com/2020/04/03/every-zoom-security-and-privacy-flaw-so-far-and-what-you-can-do-to-protect-yourself/)**
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> The videoconferencing service Zoom has seen a 20-fold increase in usage during the coronavirus pandemic. That extra attention has put a spotlight on poor technical and policy decisions that have exposed Zoom’s users to harm and revealed personal data...

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**Author:** ![willwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bc8723/32.png) [@willwood](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/willwood)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2020, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/zoom-app-sends-data-to-facebook-and-china/32134/2 "2020-04-04T20:19:02Z")

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From Mozilla: [https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/tips-make-your-zoom-gatherings-more-private/?utm\_source=email&utm\_medium=email&utm\_campaign=2020advocacy-en&utm\_content=zoomsuggestions&utm\_term=5265393](https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/tips-make-your-zoom-gatherings-more-private/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020advocacy-en&utm_content=zoomsuggestions&utm_term=5265393)

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**Author:** ![peppermint](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/peppermint/32/218_2.png) [@peppermint](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/peppermint)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/zoom-app-sends-data-to-facebook-and-china/32134/3 "2020-04-04T20:23:14Z")

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> **[Zoom’s Encryption Is “Not Suited for Secrets” and Has Surprising Links to...](https://theintercept.com/2020/04/03/zooms-encryption-is-not-suited-for-secrets-and-has-surprising-links-to-china-researchers-discover/)**
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> Popular video conferencing service Zoom rolled out its own encryption system and included an algorithm with known serious issues, say researchers.

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**Author:** ![willwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bc8723/32.png) [@willwood](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/willwood)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/zoom-app-sends-data-to-facebook-and-china/32134/4 "2020-04-04T20:58:13Z")

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This made me chuckle the other day:  
[https://twitter.com/cnni/status/1245362831178039298](https://twitter.com/cnni/status/1245362831178039298)

I’ve never used Zoom and don’t currently have any intentions to. Slack and Discord are mostly my tools of choice for group chats.

Mozilla was working on an interesting project at one point called TogetherJS (which the ChatStack used to use), but unfortunately the current incarnation is rather difficult to configure and its confusing to know if it’s still actively maintained:  
[https://www.mozillalabs.com/togetherjs/index.html](https://www.mozillalabs.com/togetherjs/index.html)

I did not have any success getting it to work when I tried last week. Otherwise I could have updated and re-released the ChatStack.