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How the Zoom macOS installer does its job without you clicking ‘install’

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796 points _Microft | 5 comments | 31 Mar 20 11:41 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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tambourine_man ◴[31 Mar 20 17:08 UTC] No.22739735[source]▶
Zoom's got a tradition of being, let's put it like this, way too clever for everyone's own good.

See previous “lets install a server on this Mac that is not removed when you uninstall the app and leaves your camera open to the entire internet” for more examples.

I use it on a VM, I suggest you do it too.

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1. ummonk ◴[31 Mar 20 19:25 UTC] No.22741425[source]▶
I use the web browser version, and refuse to even install Zoom. It's borderline spyware.
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2. junky228 ◴[31 Mar 20 19:50 UTC] No.22741715[source]▶
sunova.... I couldn't find the web based version...That's what frustrated me about zoom compared to webex. I could use Weber in the browser and zoom had to be installed
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3. lloeki ◴[31 Mar 20 21:27 UTC] No.22742810[source]▶
It's gated behind a fallback after three "failed" attempts at clicking on the link to open the app after opening a meeting URL, or a meeting setting. So, not on by default, seems to be unable to join audio unless you use Chrome, and shows a single video only.
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4. 333c ◴[31 Mar 20 21:40 UTC] No.22742926{3}[source]▶
This browser extension enables the web interface: https://github.com/arkadiyt/zoom-redirector
5. MarkyC4 ◴[01 Apr 20 02:50 UTC] No.22745119{3}[source]▶
I tried using the web client in Chrome today on my Mac, and the audio was playing to me at what felt like 50% speed; everyone sounded like slow motion to me.