[taurath]

I guess in some sense it is the price one pays for "it just works". The main problem I have is this seems like going to very far extremes in order to run the app no matter what and the tradeoffs were never discussed or put in front of people, which I find to be pretty unethical. Sort of like the privacy debate - the tradeoffs of everyone sharing their personal data were never really up for debate.

[nexuist]

This is a bit of a charitable explanation. How can any project manager say, with a straight face, "we need to make sure the application is still available, even if the user deletes it." How can you accidentally delete an application? It is not like you press a button by accident and it is suddenly gone. Deleting an application requires the user to express intent and go through a process (go to the Applications folder, find the app, delete it, remove from trash).

There is malware that is easier to get rid of than Zoom.

[Izkata]

> How can any project manager say, with a straight face, "we need to make sure the application is still available, even if the user deletes it."

Someone absolutely did, though. Remember last summer when it came out that uninstalling Zoom would leave a local webserver running that would automatically reinstall it if you accessed a Zoom link?

https://www.macworld.com/article/3407764/zoom-mac-app-flaw-c...

[geofft]

This seems like a macOS bug, not a Zoom bug, right?

[taurath]

It’s what happens when you optimize for one thing only. Just like “engagement at all costs” that the entire internet ad economy is based around.

[vicken]

If this is intentional, I'm just curious how it works. I feel like this could lead to a vulnerability or exploit.