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

[Lorelei Kelly]

yes...is true...it would be good to have a column for security--i'e shared
the guide widely and I've heard this feedback from a handful of folks...

thanks for the note!

On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 2:55 AM Christian “Documentally” Payne <
documentally at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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:
>
> h
> ttps://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> 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 (gpg keys on their Website).
>>
>> On April 20, 2020 10:14:16 AM PDT, "Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes" <
>> 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> 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/" on this server.
>>>>
>>>> Reference #18.85uk0017.1587390690.13d1497c
>>>> ```
>>>>
>>>> BlueJeans' website https://www.bluejeans.com/ says so, "Empower Your Remote
>>>>> Workforce with Secure Video Conferencing," but Wikipedia
>>>>> 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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