u/CoffeeIgnoramus

We run courses online using Zoom, and although participants sign contracts saying they will not use anything to record the course (to protect our IP), we find that every course has at least 1-2 people using transcribing extensions etc. (Edit: these tools are not coming in as extra users, they're just through the actual participant's "user").

It's likely not malicious, as it's probably their normal day-to-day way of dealing with meetings, but for us, we have protected our IP fairly well, but we rely on asking them to turn it off and then trust them when they say they have.

However, from a UX angle, it would be less disturbing to them if we didn't need to essentially, awkwardly remind them to turn it off or the T&Cs.

So is there a way to just stop or garble the transcription apps?

EDIT: I specifically come up against "tactiq" extension a lot.

EDIT2: I realise people think we have a one-dimensional approach to this issue or that we don't realise people will always get around security if they want it bad enough. So to reassure the sceptics: We do make them sign comprehensive contracts and have a page that highlights specifics like not recording/transcribing our courses. We have lawyers in many countries, we are in contact with governments to stop any that are openly selling our course, we have many secret watermarks across many of our mediums. We are in the process of redesigning the course to hopefully avoid this issue in the future. So I really was just looking for something to tide us over (or solve it) so that we can protect something researchers spent their own money and lives researching and are only now getting starting to get their money for. But AI is quickly absorbing this and giving away the knowledge and work for free. It's part of a bigger pathway, but originally didn't think it was necessary context for figuring out the zoom portion of the issue.

I don't even know if this is a thing, but I only have 1 product that needs PAT testing. It seems like a waste to call someone out to test it.

So, fellow Oxonians, is there a store I can take it to?
Or is there an alternative where I don't need to call out a PAT tester to my home (it is for the office) for 1 item?

Thank you for any help or advice you can give me :)

^(p.s. Also, not relevant, but I find it funny that we say PAT testing but the T in PAT is testing.)

For those voting, First off, well done for exercising your right to vote.

Secondly, a reminder of one of your rights that is sometimes blurred at the polling station:

The person/people outside the Polling station asking to see your details is a party rep not anyone you are forced to engage with. You are allowed to vote without giving them any info if you wish (A pleasant "no thank you" is all you need). Although you are absolutely allowed to give them information if you want. I just want you to know your rights, as this was something I didn't know when I was a younger voter.

They are legally allowed and even encouraged to be at the polling station as they are there to oversee the elections, but they do not have an inherent right to know about you. They are just asking. It's a choice that can sometimes look more like a necessity. They collect data for their party (there is an explanation below).

HOWEVER, I'm not telling you to avoid or not avoid them, that is your choice, I just want you to know because I don't think it's obvious to all.

As u/Acient_Tomato9592 has rightly pointed out and as I want to be transparent:

>All they are doing is compiling a list of who has voted, so that in the evening they can knock on the doors of people who haven't.

>The list of who has voted is provided to parties after the election 

Hi all,

I bought a beautiful cotton suit last year and had it dry cleaned by Johnsons Dry Cleaners (via John Lewis in town), and the jacket came back too small to wear. I did question my own freddo intake, but I'm simply not that rich!... I figured out it had shrunk because I bought the exact same one again and it fit me beautifully. (It's possible the trousers shrunk too but they still seemed to fit ok)

I don't want to waste another £180, so which dry cleaners would, in your opinion, not ruin another jacket?

(preferably in Oxford as I need to fit it around work, but happy to spend good money if it means getting my suit back ans still fitting me for the next wedding in a few weeks.)

Thanks in advance.