Instead of opening Zoom, it may do something bad to your computer. In particular, opening links from a browser that opens a third party app like Zoom is a point of entry for malwares.įor example, clicking on a link inside an email that looks like an invite to a Zoom meeting from a colleague may be a malicious phishing attempt. The web browser version gets security enhancements faster and "sits in a sandbox" to limit security problems, notes antivirus company Kaspersky." Caution: Danger Aheadīefore we get to the workaround, let me be clear that the sandboxing of Firefox in a snap closes a security risk.
This is a security feature, not a bug! Alternately: Zoom in BrowserĪccording to this article Tom's Guide published March 18, 2022, it is safer to "join Zoom meetings through your web browser instead of via the Zoom desktop software. This means it is sandboxed and cannot interact with other apps.
Firefox is a snap app by default in Ubuntu 22.04.
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