What is his preferred platform? Let's set up one meeting there! Who
knows; we may like it!
Live long and prosper - Kennita
On 8/3/20 10:12 PM, Rick Moen via Basfa wrote:
I mentioned during the BASFA Zoom meeting that artist and Worldcon guest
Larry Dixon had said before the Worldcon that he would need to avoid
using Zoom because of a directive to (some?) Federal employees &
contractors, and someone asked me for details. In honesty, I can't
really remember many details, and heard of the matter second-hand, but
am guessing this is what he had in mind -- a prohibition of use of most
versions of Zoom by DoD personnel in any official capacity:
The popular free video conferencing application Zoom is now officially
off-limits to Defense Department personnel due to increased security
concerns, even as military officials are encouraging increased telework
during the coronavirus pandemic.
Service members, contractors and civilians can no longer use Zoom in an
official capacity, said Air Force Lt. Col Robert Carver, a Pentagon
spokesman. Voice of America was first to report the ban on Friday
following a warning from the Federal Bureau of Investigations [...]
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/04/13/its-official-most-zoom-versions-now-limits-military.html
One notes the 'official capacity' qualifier, but I gather that Mr. Dixon
was being extra-cautious. His guest page:
https://conzealand.nz/larry-dixon-guest
(Above is just a surmise, and I'm speaking only for myself.)
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