Zoom’s Security Nightmare Just Got Worse: But Here’s the Reality by Kate O'Flaherty
“Zoom’s security nightmare just got worse after its recent announcement that end-to-end encryption would be for paid users only. But here’s the reality. Let’s face it—there aren’t many people who haven’t used Zoom over the past few months during the COVID-19 crisis.
“It’s no surprise that Zoom’s seen such a massive a surge in users, but with this rise, the video chat app has also become a target for Zoom bombers, privacy issues have come to the foreground, and security researchers have unveiled some pretty serious vulnerabilities.
“During this time, Zoom has become a bit like marmite: You either love it as it’s a great feature-rich service that is clearly trying to improve under huge strain—or you hate it because you think its security faults are intentional and unfixable. ‘Zoom is malware,’ some security industry experts say.
“It’s fair to say this situation has been a nightmare for Zoom. It’s come under pressure to stop Zoom bombers—a recent incident saw a church’s bible class hijacked by uninvited guests sharing child pornography—and now people are seriously angry after CEO Eric Yuan confirmed on its earnings call that end-to-end encryption will be for paid users only.
“At first, this sounds insane. Why make the gold standard of encryption—which means no one can access your meetings or chats, even Zoom or law enforcement—only available to those who pay? Why can people get this for free on Apple’s FaceTime, and Signal, but not on Zoom?
Delving deeper into Zoom’s end-to-end encryption decision
“But actually, if you delve deeper, Zoom’s reasoning behind this is clearer. First, you lose a lot of functionality if you make Zoom CONTINUE READING: glen brown: Zoom’s Security Nightmare Just Got Worse: But Here’s the Reality by Kate O'Flaherty
