[fsflover]

So how do you define that giving away phone numbers is the right trade-off in the "spectrum of sophistication"? It effectively means lack of anonymous communications for everyone, i.e. global surveillance (personally identifiable metadata is in the hands of Zoom).

[gonehome]

I didn't say it was 'right', I said it was 'reasonable' - and there aren't easy answers to this.

Also to clarify, specifically a reasonable trade-off for Zoom (I don't think there should be a general law that requires IDs for video software use or something).

Zoom is not a company I would use at all if you're looking for secure communications (https://zalberico.com/essay/2020/06/13/zoom-in-china.html).

If you care about secure communication you should be using something else.