[liberationtech] BlueJeans claims to offer secure video conferencing. Is that true?

[Christian “Documentally” Payne]

Great guide on video conferencing but it doesn’t seem to cover security. Would be great to see an extra column covering security. Especially after the Open Rights Group suffered this at a recent event…

https://cubicgarden.com/2020/04/17/illegal-zoom-bombing-is-out-of-control/

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> On 20 Apr 2020, at 18:56, Lorelei Kelly <loreleikelly at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> hi everybody, 
> my friend Paul put together a very handy guide to teleconferencing platforms: 
> 
> https://videoconferencing.guide/?fbclid=IwAR0pQfUGJsxB_iGaFUa_Xo_aHF1jWmYS9_3NQmFdmLhKHIoNdEbzIPskNQk <https://videoconferencing.guide/?fbclid=IwAR0pQfUGJsxB_iGaFUa_Xo_aHF1jWmYS9_3NQmFdmLhKHIoNdEbzIPskNQk>
> 
> On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 11:23 AM msunet <msunet at shellblade.net <mailto:msunet at shellblade.net>> wrote:
> +1 on bo0od's question-asking framework. Like we saw with zoom, you cannot rely on the marketing or anything a company tells you these days. The source code and their actions speak for themselves.
> 
> I am also not a lawyer, but false marketing like this could be illegal (especially if that gives you an edge on competitors). For these cases, I always email the EFF at info at eff.org <mailto:info at eff.org> (gpg keys on their Website).
> 
> On April 20, 2020 10:14:16 AM PDT, "Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes" <alps6085 at gmail.com <mailto:alps6085 at gmail.com>> wrote:
> The Unfortunate part of this type of marketing appeal is that it works and draws lots of people (including a niece that had a supercool literary reading on that service yesterday thinking it was better than the alternatives I guess - zoom google etc..)
> 
> But if it’s false then I hope lawyers get to work and file “deceitful Advertising “ lawsuits against the service..
> 
> Regards / Saludos / Grato
> 
> Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes
> 
> On Apr 20, 2020, at 11:51 AM, bo0od <bo0od at riseup.net <mailto:bo0od at riseup.net>> wrote:
> 
> it doesnt matter if its mentioned in wikipedia or not, but the questions should be asked before checking any service:
> 
> - Is it based on free/libre software?
> - How much they value your privacy through lets say decentralization or ability to host your own service or its working over Tor and I2P ...etc
> 
> 
> well if we try to apply both of these points on BlueJeans service we gonna have DirtyJeans.
> 
> Website blocking Tor users access thats just first indication of horrible service:
> 
> ```
> Access Denied
> You don't have permission to access "http://www.bluejeans.com/ <http://www.bluejeans.com/>" on this server.
> 
> Reference #18.85uk0017.1587390690.13d1497c
> ```
> 
> BlueJeans' website https://www.bluejeans.com/ <https://www.bluejeans.com/> says so, "Empower Your Remote
> Workforce with Secure Video Conferencing," but Wikipedia
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlueJeans <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlueJeans> does not say anything, not that that is
> or should be the most authoritative source!
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