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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP hit the nail on the head: it is about privacy and security. ZOOM is not approved and will not be approved by FCPS because it does not protect students’ privacy. This is directly from the mouth of Maribeth Luftglass, the assistant superintendent for IT at FCPS. Principals asked specifically about using it, and this is the reason why.

Teachers are being trained to use Blackboard Collaborate which they can then use with their students. It’s not as fabulous as ZOOM, but it’s secure.

When friends ask why FCPS isn’t using ZOOM, please explain that it’s about security. It’s not about equity, because there is a tool for videoconferencing.

-a principal [/quote]

Dear Principal,

I run the IT department for a federal agency.  We use Zoom.  It's plenty secure for PII.

So when my friends ask, I tell them it's NOT about security, because it isn't.

If you believe it is, pls link to a reputable trade study that says why it is.  Heck, even something from IEEE, slashdot or Zimmerman's blog would do.

Signed - a guy that manages secure IT systems.

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Um...

For a techie you know very little about security for children.

That is what the principal is talking about.

Zoom gives adult teachers unmonitored access from their homes to the students homes, and in the case of teens and high school kids, it will often be the kids bedrooms.

99.99% of the teachers and students will not be of a concern.

The concern, especially in a district as large as fcps, is that .01% of teachers as well as students who lack judgment as to what is appropriate (a teacher in anothe thread expressed concerns about her image being screen shot, manipulated and posted online which is a genuine concern. )

So when the principal is talking about "security" he is not talking about the same thing as you, who is working with equals (all adults) in a professional setting.[/quote]

Why are people on these forums so stupid? Stop creating disinformation about Zoom. Everything that happens in Zoom can be recorded, I just used the recording feature in one of my meetings earlier this morning!

And regarding the 99.99%, yeah no $hit! How exactly will alternate software stop the few bad ones? What is your concern about their bedrooms? That's it's dirty and unkempt? That's the kid/parent's fault. And you think kids can't just snap photos of the screen using their cell from home (just as they could in school) and post it online? There's nothing new here. This has nothing to do with Zoom; it's just an excuse by FCPS to use their own clunky tools (which they likely paid for and they probably don't want to pay for Zoom).[/quote]

How can you not understand that the monitoring tools and school access is very different between their internal programs and an outside program like Zoom.

No Zoom does not have the same protections or oversight that the schools have access to in google classroom.

You need to first  educate yourself as to what is happening in your kid's schools with regards to technology use before you start arguing points that are incorrect.

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