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- Zoom has been criticised for a range of privacy issues, including sending user data to Facebook, wrongly claiming the app had end-to-end encryption, and allowing meeting hosts to track attendees.
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Jan 21, 2023 · Dozens of security and privacy issues have been found in Zoom, though not all are serious and many have been fixed. Here's what you need to know.
- Anthony Spadafora
- Zoom Privacy Regarding Your Data
- Zoom Does Not Use End-To-End Encryption
- Zoombombing
- The Camera Hacking Bug
- How You Can Protect Your Data
Zoom not only tracks your attention, it tracks you. According to the company’s privacy policy, Zoom collects reams of data on you, including your name, physical address, email address, phone number, job title, employer. Even if you don’t make an account with Zoom, it will collect and keep data onwhat type of device you are using, and your IP addres...
Zoom used its own definition for end-to-end encryption(new window) (E2EE), one that is likely to mislead many of its users. Despite both Zoom’s website(new window) and its security white paper(new window) claiming calls that use “computer audio” are end-to-end encrypted, The Intercept found that Zoom only uses transport layer security (TLS) encrypt...
Online trolls have disrupted numerous online conference calls, by sharing disturbing or pornographic material using a Zoom screen share feature. This has become known as “Zoombombing,” and it is a widespread problem. Zoom, by default, allows anyone to share their screen with the participants of a call without permission from the call’s host.If a ca...
Last year, security consultant Johnathan Leitschuch(new window)discovered that Zoom set up a local web server on a user’s Mac device that allowed Zoom to bypass security features in Safari 12. This web server was not mentioned in any of Zoom’s official documentation. It was used to bypass a pop-up window that Safari 12 would show before it turned o...
As Zoom becomes the standard video conferencing tool, there are some steps you can take to keep your data safe. 1. Do not use Facebook to sign in: It might save time, but it is a poor security practice and dramatically increases the amount of personal data Zoom has access to. 2. Keep your Zoom app updated: Zoom removed the remote web server from th...
- Richie Koch
Aug 8, 2023 · The videoconferencing app Zoom said Monday it won’t use customers’ data without their consent to train artificial intelligence, addressing privacy concerns of a growing number of customers...
Jan 14, 2022 · In the spring of 2021, Zoom rolled out two privacy improvements aimed at making users more aware of whether a meeting is being recorded. During a meeting, you can now look at the bottom of your...
Mar 31, 2020 · Zoom wants you to know that it cares about privacy. Three separate company spokespeople responded to our request for comment to say the company takes users’ privacy “extremely seriously”.
Aug 9, 2023 · When Zoom announced an update to its terms of service earlier this week that appeared to provide access to users' data for AI training, privacy advocates and customers rang the alarm.
Apr 1, 2020 · Zoom has battled security and privacy concerns before. Apple was forced to step in and silently remove Zoom software from Macs last year after a serious security vulnerability let...
