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Mobility restrictions have triggered the popularity of a videoconferencing platform until recently relatively unknown, zoom. Recent information points, however, to security and privacy issues in it, so if you Don't trust it, here are several alternatives, all free of charge:

Skype. Many probably wonder why zoom and not Skype are the big beneficiaries of confinement. The platform now owned by Microsoft has been on the market for almost two decades, is universally known and had countless users before all this. However, these days have been relegated to the background. Complaints about spam, malfunctions, or the fact that, comparatively, zoom is easier to use explain it. In any case, it still has the gigantic mass of users it had before and offers some specific advantages such as the option of blurring the background so that it cannot be identified.

Houseparty. Another unknown virtual that has become ubiquitous. Like zoom, criticism is raining for alleged mismanagement of users' security and privacy, precisely as a result of their sudden growth. Until just a few weeks ago, Houseparty was used primarily by teenagers and gamers and, although its average user is still younger than the other platforms, it already reaches all age groups. Thought primarily for leisure (as its name indicates, to celebrate parties at home), it makes it very easy to connect with social media friendships such as Facebook or Snapchat, but it is precisely these links that, according to some users, have allowed hackers to turn it into an access portal to their Netflix and Spotify accounts.

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FaceTime. The preferred choice of apple fans bitten. It has all the advantages normally associated with the Apple brand: a high degree of security, a lot of respect for the privacy of personal data, ease of use and attractive design. The problem? Its use is restricted only to those using company devices.

WhatsApp and Messenger. They are the apps for direct messages and videoconferencing from Facebook. And with that, it's almost all said: ubiquitous around the world and accessible from any device, but in turn they raise serious doubts about the privacy and use that Mark Zuckerberg's company will make of our data.

Slack and Microsoft Teams. These are alternatives that focus specifically on the world of work. In the case of slack, it is useful to make video calls to co-workers one by one, but it becomes more complicated if you want to hold large meetings with multiple participants. For their part, Teams is a bit like FaceTime: a good product, but very closely linked to Microsoft's ecosystem.