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Or they could have used one of the dozens of apps that have the functionality....



She was in no position, as a job applicant, to be dictating the company as to what sort of an app they should be using to interview her. They used an online pre-screening tool called Videolind [1] which actually pretty cool.

But that is my point - if you force your customers to such a position, albeit for plausible security reasons, you better make sure your browser is top of the game.

I still very clearly remember when Jobs showed everyone that you can have a Real Browser in your palm (as opposed to WAP-somethings). You could hear jaws dropping around you. It was glorious! I do not think you get a proper browser with iOS these days. The world has started to be "optimised for Chrome" and this sucks.

[1] https://help.videolind.com/article/4-video-does-not-work


> She was in no position, as a job applicant, to be dictating the company as to what sort of an app they should be using to interview her.

We're off topic now, but why is that? I frequently get meeting requests to speak to potential clients via Skype, which I decline because I don't use Skype due to built-in surveillance.




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