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[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]

This is such bureaucratic BS. Name something that is not secure in Zoom (or any other modern collaboration tool). The fact that admins can't easily monitor (aka spy) on teachers? Or are you claiming that teachers can't be trusted to turn off the student options to chat/show face/etc, all of which (and much more) that can be easily done in the tool. Face the reality people, this has nothing to do with "security", it's completely political and driven by the bloated legal soul sucking culture. Again and again, it's the teachers who want to teach, and the students who want to learn, who are getting screwed the most in the name of bureacracy. And this is just because admins don't want to feel "exposed" since they're worried parents will have a view into the virtual classroom. Ridiculous nonsense.[/quote]

Zoom is essentially no better than spyware. When you run it it can see inside your entire device. Please learn what you’re talking about. There’s other video platforms that will eventually work but we are talking little kids’ safety. It’s worth taking a week or two to get it right. [/quote]

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