> > One option that was mentioned was FreeConferenceCall.com. > > Out of curiosity, I casually looked this up via an online search and was > given 2 hits. > > FreeConferenceCall.com > FreeConference.com > > Both websites appear very similar, but do not obviously reference each > other. I do not believe they are the same company despite very similar > appearances. > > I smell bullshit. Someone is copying someone else, and while I don't know > if this is a legitimate attempt at competition or direct attempt to deceive > users, I'm not using either service. >
FreeConferenceCall.com is the original. They've been around for just shy of 20 years. FCC is also open source. > IMO both of these services present a potential for identify theft that > goes above my tolerance levels. > Clearly, like anything else, each person has to assess the risks and make appropriate choices per the comfort level with the risks. I generally give preference to Open Source vs closed source and the longer a FOSS application has been used, reviewed and maybe security audited the more I generally favor it. It would certainly be more of a project, but XMPP supports voice & video and each participant can use whatever XMPP client their heart desires. I know riseup.net has secure chatrooms but everyone would need a riseup email account. Rocket.chat has free self-managed, self-hosted server This version is fairly feature rich with live streaming, public & private channels and multi-factor authentication. https://rocket.chat/pricing#self In these strange & interesting times where millions of people are doing a lot more online communication and I suspect many very interested parties in said communications, I'd much prefer a self-hosted, self-managed solution with as much security, privacy, anonymity as possible _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
