Mac OS Ken: 07.09.2019

Mac OS Ken

Ken Ray

Technology

4.7 • 997 Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2019

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

- Zoom Security Flaw Leaves Macs Vulnerable - Rosenblatt Drops Apple Rating to "Sell" - "New" Jobs Quote: Tim's Not a Product Guy - "Product Guy" Quote is Nearly Eight Years Old - Canadian Health Authorities Say They've Approved Apple Watch ECG - Apple Execs Hit Sun Valley Conference - Apple Rereleases Texas Hold'em iOS App - For $75 off your first order, visit Molekule.com and at checkout enter code MACOSKEN - Power Mac OS Ken through Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken! - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

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0:00.0	This is Mac OSKenn.
0:07.0	Zooming down to
0:07.0	This is Mac OS Ken.
0:12.0	Zooming down to insecure a town, Rosenblatt goes full bear and the forgetful
0:18.4	Mr. Isakson. It's Tuesday the 9th of July 2019.
0:24.0	I'm Ken Ray and this is news from Maco-S Ken
0:29.5	brought to you by yours truly and sponsored by Molecule.
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0:38.2	For $75 off your first order, visit Molecule.com and at checkout and her code MacoS. Can. This show is also
0:47.7	supported by people like you, patrons through Patreon. Find you're at Patreon at Patreon.com slash MacoS can.
1:00.0	If you're a Zoom user you've been zooming to Insecura town.
1:07.0	Insecura town is a place I made up by the way.
1:10.0	It's a combination of insecurity and town. I could have gone with
1:15.7	vulnerability town and who knows maybe I will. Anyway Zoom the video conferencing app that everybody I know uses, has been carrying a honkin huge
1:28.8	vulnerability for Mac users.
1:31.8	Seen that outlined vulnerability revealed by security researcher Jonathan
1:35.8	Leach after a 90-day window for Zoom to get their stuff together in a medium post, Leach explained how Zoom's click-to-join feature could let websites add users to a call and activate their webcam without their permission.
1:53.0	According to seeing that, this would allow any web page to denial of service a Mac by repeatedly joining you to an invalid call.
2:01.0	Uninstalling the Zoom app from your Mac isn't enough to fix the problem either.
2:05.9	Zoom achieves its click to join function by installing a web server on your computer,
2:11.6	which can reinstall Zoom without your permission.
2:15.0	According to Leach, if you've ever installed the Zoom client and then un-installed it,
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