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Zoom Settles Lawsuit Over “Zoombombing”

Zoom has agreed to settle a lawsuit over “Zoombombing”, The New York Times reported. More specifically, Zoom Video Communications has agreed to pay $85 million and improve its security practices to settle a lawsuit claiming it violated the privacy of…

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Security

Zoom Expands to Smart Displays at Home

Zoom announced that they are rolling out support for Portal from Facebook, Amazon Echo Show, and Google Nest Hub Max. This will make interactive video meetings as easy as the touch of a button or the sound of your voice.…

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Security
Zoom will add End-to-End Encryption to Free Accounts

Zoom will add End-to-End Encryption to Free Accounts

As you may recall, earlier this month Zoom revealed that it would only enable end-to-end encryption on paid accounts. The free accounts were not going to get that protection. After public outcry (and, I suspect, loss of customers), Zoom now…

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Law

“Zoom-bombing” Could Result in Fines or Imprisonment

The world is adjusting to the “new normal” of working from home and attending online meetings. While this is happening, a nefarious group of people have decided to enter Zoom teleconferences so they can be abusive to the people who…

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Video Chat Creates Background Bonanza

With everyone staying at home to avoid Covid-19, video conferencing and chat has exploded over the past two weeks as families and friends look for new ways to stay in touch. Not everyone lives in a house out of Homes…

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Security
Zoom Apologizes for Security Failures

Zoom Apologizes for Security Failures

Zoom, the company that makes the software that so many people are using now that they have to work from home, posted A Message to Our Users. In it, Zoom Founder and CEO, Eric S. Yuan, apologizes for security failures…

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