[Governance] Anti-Zoom-bombing guide

[Michael J. Oghia]

Hi Chris,

I'm happy you to hear you find it useful and readable. I'm having a bit of
insomnia, so apologies all for the late message.

I actually took to Twitter after the incident happened, and Zoom almost
immediately responded. They are now investigating the incident, and it's
not just the group I was part of. It happened to, for instance, an
OpenRightsGroup meeting.

I understand your point, especially in places where the government actively
works to disrupt activism and dissent. It's a good reminder that in such
situations, it's difficult to know whom to turn to. It's also why having
such a strong and supportive civil society network is so vital.

Stay safe and well,
-Michael


On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 1:45 AM Chris Prince Udochukwu Njọkụ <
udochukwu.njoku at unn.edu.ng> wrote:

> Thank you so much, Michael, for this. It's an intelligent, well crafted
> piece that will be very useful. I recommend it to everyone.
>
> Regarding reporting a hijacker to Zoom who can take measures to report to
> law enforcement officials, I'd like us to keep in mind, while doing that,
> that the hijacker or intruder might be a law enforcement official or other
> government agent who might be waging an official war and Zoom might do
> little more than blocking/blacklisting. We know how governments are
> increasingly spying the online space for persons, groups and activities
> they perceive as anti-government.
>
>
>
> Chris Prince Udochukwu *Njọkụ*, Ph.D.
> Computer Communications Centre
> University of Nigeria, Nsukka 410001
> @DrCPUNjoku
>
>  We mustn't remain with old ways of doing things,
>
> especially if they're not yielding optimum results.
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 17, 2020 at 8:16 PM Michael J. Oghia via Governance <
> governance at lists.igcaucus.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I hope you're all safe and well in these surreal times.
>>
>> Yesterday, while I was participating in a Zoom session hosted by an
>> activists' group I'm part of, our meeting was "bombed" (hijacked) by highly
>> disturbing and traumatising imagery. This experience left all of us on the
>> call quite shaken, but I told myself that it can be the catalyst for action
>> so that we can protect ourselves going forward.
>>
>> As such, I compiled a short guide
>> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zUV_z0XkuN2rQ5bDYFx9BBWM4rpYpO5Ker5ZWDnPr9M/edit?usp=sharing>
>> on how to protect ourselves from Zoom-bombing that I want to share.
>>
>> Stay safe and well,
>> -Michael
>> __________________
>>
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>> Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD <https://gfmd.info>)
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