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By Sudais Asif
Zoom-bombing is when someone interrupts a video conference through…
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A California man on Monday filed a class-action lawsuit against Zoom, alleging the video conferencing service illegally shared user data with Facebook. With its popularity surging during the novel coronavirus pandemic, Zoom “has failed to properly safeguard the personal information of the increasingly millions of users” that use the app, the lawsuit alleges. The complaint accuses Zoom of violating the California Consumer Privacy Act, which requires companies to give consumers notice when they collect and use their personal information. Zoom did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The lawsuit cites a report last week from Vice News, which found that Zoom’s iOS app had been using a Facebook login feature to send the social media giant details on Zoom users. Those details included the model of a user’s device, their phone carrier, and what time zone they were in, the report said. After the Vice story was published, […]
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After reports that the Zoom app on iOS was sending details about the users’ devices to Facebook, even if they had no Facebook account, the company announced that it removed the Facebook SDK from the application. The Facebook SDK sends telemetry b… Continue reading Zoom Removes Facebook SDK on iOS Because It Sent Back Unnecessary Information
Although Teams has seen a spike in usage due to more people working at home, the view of participants in Teams video meetings is not as good as competitors such as Zoom. Basically, the 2 x 2 view used by Teams isn’t as visually attractive or useful as the gallery views supported by other video conferencing systems. Microsoft says they have elevated the priority of the work necessary to increase the number of participants in the meeting window. They don’t say when this will happen.
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Zoom removed its Facebook SDK for iOS feature after a report found the app sending Facebook “unnecessary” user data. Continue reading Zoom Kills iOS App’s Data-Sharing Facebook Feature
By Sudais Asif
There has been a drastic rise in phishing attempts against Zoom and now, hackers are using different techniques…
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As people increasingly work from home and online communication platforms such as Zoom explode in popularity in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, cybercriminals are taking advantage of the spike in usage by registering new fake “Zoom” domains and malici… Continue reading COVID-19: Hackers Begin Exploiting Zoom’s Overnight Success to Spread Malware
As more and more people remain at home and work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of them have been forced to use one or many video and audio conferencing applications out of necessity. For the same reason, many companies have had to quickly… Continue reading Remote work and web conferencing: Security and privacy considerations
As demand for Zoom increases, the app is slowly turning out to be a privacy nightmare. Latest research shows the app sharing user data with Facebook even if the user doesn’t have a Facebook account.
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Numerous instances of online conferences being disrupted by pornographic images, hate speech or even threats can be mitigated using some platform tools. Continue reading As Zoom Booms Incidents of ‘ZoomBombing’ Become a Growing Nuisance