| I laughed out loud while reading this article. The author sees some things so correctly, while completely missing the forest for the trees. Author: A single California-based company, Zoom, is now the foundation for education access from elementary school up through graduate school. Me: Hah. The 'foundation' for education for the last 100 years has been the US Government, which exerts so much power over the entire system. Author: Another challenge is that Zoom is a relatively young company (founded in 2011) that has experienced some security-related growing pains. Me: The US Gov. has experienced security-related growing pains, but at least Zoom doesn't kill tens of thousands of people around the world every year. Author: In March 2020, the company was widely criticized for a dubious claim that it supported end-to-end encryption for videoconferences. Me: At least Zoom doesn't have a track record of spending billions of dollars to subvert encryption technology, wiretap hundreds of millions of people, and then lies about it. Author: There are plenty of alternatives to Zoom, including Skype, Webex, and GoToMeeting. The challenge of course, is that Zoom has benefited from an enormous network effect. Me: Oh how I wish there were a less-violent alternative to the US Government. At least Zoom cannot enforce it's monopoly of certain services with violence and billions of dollars of money |