Free Zoom calls won't be encrypted so Zoom can share info with police - Business Insider

have been raised as the service has gained popularity, including that Zoom was not using end-to-end encryption to protect call data.

The company announced on it's earnings call Tuesday that paid users would receive a security update that includes higher encryption. Calls made on the unpaid version of Zoom will not get the added security. Zoom CEO Eric Yuan said excluding the unpaid service from the update was intentional, "because we also want to work together with FBI, with local law enforcement in case some people use Zoom for a bad purpose."Zoom, the video call software that has exploded in popularity during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, is increasing security features on the service.

On the company's earnings call on Tuesday, CEO Eric Yuan announced the addition of end-to-end encryption for paid and enterprise users. Users on the free version of the service, however, will not get that same added security. Moreover, Yuan said unpaid accounts were excluded from this higher level encryption, "because we also want to work together with FBI, with local law enforcement in case some people use Zoom for a bad purpose." that the new encryption features would only apply to paid users, leaving free accounts with low-level security. depending on which features a customer wants.

Add that to the list of top 10 things not to say in an earnings call.

AKA We will allow you to be spied upon and deny any right to privacy. GOP should consider securing online privacy rights for the masses.

Sounds like a solid strategy haha ... what a trash piece of software.

Law enforcement? Of which country?

ZoomIsDead BoycottZoom

Just use discord zoom is just trash

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