Walt Mankowski via plug on 18 Apr 2022 10:17:19 -0700


[Date Prev] [Date Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: [PLUG] Mute button in conferencing apps may not actually mute your mic

That article is implying some sort of nefarious motive to this. Maybe so, but I suspect they do this so that they can give you an alert when you try to talk but you’re muted.

Walt

On Mon, Apr 18, 2022, at 11:58 AM, Keith C. Perry via plug wrote:
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mute-button-in-conferencing-apps-may-not-actually-mute-your-mic/

This is a bit off topic but since we do get into security conversations here, I thought people might find this interesting.  Jitsi Meet also happens to be on the list of apps reviewed too.  That's been my go to conference app when I get to select what to use.  That said, since the Zoom security issue days, I started doing all "muting" activities from my local device controls or I just unplug my webcam when I have concerns.

I'm having a laugh that Cisco WebEx was the "worse case"  :D


~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Keith C. Perry, MS E.E.
Managing Member, DAO Technologies LLC
(O) +1.215.525.4165 x2033
(M) +1.215.432.5167
www.daotechnologies.com
___________________________________________________________________________
Philadelphia Linux Users Group         --        http://www.phillylinux.org
Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce
General Discussion  --   http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug


___________________________________________________________________________
Philadelphia Linux Users Group         --        http://www.phillylinux.org
Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce
General Discussion  --   http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug