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‘Zoombombing' Attacks Disrupt Classes

This article in Inside Higher Ed by Elizabeth Redden discusses the recent ‘Zoombombing' people have been experiencing. The article also gives some recommendations on how to adjust different settings to enable certain features. Here are links to a few of the resources cited with in the article.

Virtual Background: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/210707503-Virtual-Background
Zoombombing Resources by University of Southern California Keep Teaching. Here they answer What is zoombombing? And give resources and show how to prevent zoombombing: https://keepteaching.usc.edu/tools/zoombombing-resources/
How to Keep Uninvited Guests Out of Your Zoom Event: https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/03/20/keep-uninvited-guests-out-of-your-zoom-event/
Enabling Virtual Background: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/210707503-Virtual-Background#h_2ef28080-fce9-4ac2-b567-dc958afab1b7

Other articles and news stories:

OK, Zoombomber: The disturbing way internet trolls are ruining Zoom video conferences By Anne Wallace in Deseret News
- https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2020/3/25/21194486/zoombombers-zoombombing-zoom-video-conference-trolls-pornography
Trolls have started invading public Zoom calls to share porn — here's how to change your settings to make your chat safer by Avery Hartmans in Business Inide
- https://www.businessinsider.com/zoom-settings-change-avoids-trolls-porn-2020-3
Use Zoom? These 5 safety tips can keep the 'Zoombombing' hackers away by Jefferson Graham in USA TODAY
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/04/02/how-to-keep-zoombombing-hackers-away-zoom-safety-tips/5113080002/

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