The Foundation for Individual Right in Education (FIRE) says that it will monitor online college classes to ensure that academic freedom and freedom of expression are protected in virtual classrooms during the Chinese virus pandemic.
Tech giant Google has banned Zoom, the videoconferencing service that has enjoyed explosive growth during the Chinese virus lockdown, from employees’ computers, citing potential security vulnerabilities.
Video conferencing app Zoom has been sued by shareholders for overstating its security abilities and failing to disclose many vulnerabilities that have now been discovered by security researchers.
Taiwan has reportedly banned the use of the Zoom video conferencing app for official government business due to security concerns, making it the first government to do so. The decision comes on the heels of the New York City Department of Education banning Zoom, and may be motivated in part by the news that Zoom routed meeting traffic through China.
The New York City Department of Education has reportedly banned the use of the video conferencing app Zoom over privacy concerns for students and teachers.
According to a recent report, video conferencing app Zoom has admitted that some Zoom video conferencing calls were routed through China. According to the researchers that discovered the routing problem, Chinese authorities could demand that Zoom turn over any encryption keys on its servers in China in order to decrypt the contents of video calls.
The CEO of video conferencing powerhouse Zoom has apologized for the app’s numerous security issues allowing tricksters to derail meetings by “Zoom bombing” as it reaches 200 million daily users. Among other measures, Zoom will devote all its engineering resources to safety and security.
Video conferencing app Zoom is facing concerns over its privacy and security features as many users fall victim to call hijacking and “Zoom bombing.”