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How on earth is it acceptable to force students (who have pretty much no position to argue) to install what is effectively malware?

You can use Zoom online without installing anything.

After exhausting all other options. And the malware peddlers are still ultimately getting their payday.

I tried that the other day and could only get a 403. Is their web portal still active? I ended up just dialing in.

What would you instead?

NYC could set up a jitsi instance.

That's what I'm planning. I've been happy enough with jitsi that I'm going to run my own and enforce auth policies.

Whatever it is has to be super easy to use.

Source: Father of two teenagers struggling with getting them acclimated to online school right now.