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Video conferencing app how much safe for e-learning

By Parthapratim Dash
Current Affairs: Video conferencing app how much safe for e-learning!
Analysis by Parthapratim Dash || Blog: www.parthapratimdash.in 
  • Always remember: Digital communication is not safe 100%.
  • Question yourself:
  • Which one require for e-learning classes: 
  1. Audio lecture.
  2. Video with audio lecture.
  • Audio lecture and Video with audio lecture in Desktop/Laptop PC, 
  • Follow basic security tips:
  • Make sure you have manually configured your system. 
  • For audio lecture only: Disabled web camera*.
  • Audio lectures and Video with audio lecture in Smartphone/Tablet, 
  • Follow basic security tips: 
  • Make sure you have manually configured your smartphone/tablet.
  • For audio lecture only: Cover completely front and back camera*.
  • Common: Don’t allow app permissions such as: Contact, Location, Phone, Call.
  • After the conference is complete make sure you have denied all permission and make this app to be force stopped or temporarily disabled until the next session.
Awareness: 

  • Don’t login with auto sign-in (using Facebook, Google, etc accounts) to any third party apps or websites.
  • If you have to require a mandatory sign-in to any third party account, then create a new fresh account with email address or mobile number, but use a different and complex strong password for this account (Example: CoviD-2019?=@). 
  • Remember: Don't set easy passwords like your name, phone number. Use multiple & different passwords for each online account. Don't use the same password for Gmail, Facebook, Twitter etc. 
  • Don’t share a meeting/conference id and password or other confidential information to the public view & most importantly don’t post in WhatsApp status, etc, because it can allow unauthorized access. 
  • When accessing a web portal/web app for a conference or other purpose using an internet browser. Make sure your internet browser like- Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, etc  previous browsing history is completely cleared, or use incognito/private mode in your web browser. 
  • Always use the official App. Beware of third-party sources and fake Apps.

 Frequently Asked Question and Answer:
Which App is safe for e-learning from home? 
Depends on requirement, As of my recommendation hosts/institutes/teachers have to use premium conferencing App like ‘Adobe Connect’. It only changed for hosts not for other users. 
Remember: Don’t forget basic Cyber security awareness & safety tips. Be safe. 

 Keynote:
Why Video conferencing features should be excluding is important: Large number of users can join e-learning conference, active users can see other members live video, chances to misuse live footage, and many more information. In one word Privacy can be compromised.

So, moral of the story for this topic: No one App is perfect. Most Apps can store user location, contact, phone identity, etc.

✔ স্মার্টফোনের সমস্ত সেটিংস পরিবর্তন করে ব্যাবহার করুন। 
✔  যেকোনো লিংকে ক্লিক করার আগে ভেবে দেখুন। 
✔  সমস্ত একাউন্টের পাসওয়ার্ড আলাদা এবং কঠিন রাখুন।  
✔  মোবাইল নম্বর পাসওয়ার্ড হিসাবে ব্যাবহার/রাখবেন না।

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