Amid lockdown, Zoom gains popularity; but how safe is it?

A lot of students are using video conferencing apps as classes in schools and universities in many countries have shifted online.
Zoom is one of them and has seen a huge rise in the number of users.
Zoom is being widely used by people seeking to work, study or socialise from home.
It has been downloaded more than 50 million times on the Google app store alone in recent weeks.
Not just individuals, but even governments have started using the app.
But as the US-produced software is gaining popularity, its creator is now facing questions over the alleged breach of privacy after being accused of passing users' information to Facebook.
The company has also faced criticism over privacy invasions and alleged phishing attacks.
Zoom has had security flaws in the past. Last year, researchers revealed hackers were able to spy via webcams of users because of a bug in its code.
Adrian Mars, an IT consultant and technology journalist, discusses the issue with Al Jazeera.

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[LCK_PNTHR]

This adrian mars is such a cheerful guy, what a good lad.

[RichardPhillipsDJ]

The footage of the G20 virtual is misleading as that was a WebEx meeting, not Zoom!

[johnwinter]

I was front and center at work trying to patch our Macs from that security hole. I would never install Zoom on any computer knowing it will certainly happen again.

[n.k]

I am also using zoom app for company meetings dialy basis...

[maliharahat]

it burden on parents, how can handle sick husband and school together, it giving mental illness

[cybermonkeyusa]

Zoom has been the darling for awhile and every church across the USA thinks it is the defacto conferencing tool. It is easy to use and it is priced right. I am not a fanboy because there are better offerings from Google, Microsoft and Cisco.

[safeguarde]

Zoom will still be used by people during these times whether it's truly secure or not.

[MarcWhitaker]

Depends on what you're doing...somebody wants to learn some algebra along with my 13 year-old students is welcome.

[Dan_Therapist]

As a believer of climate change (crucify i don't care), one positive of the shutdown is the increasing use of *work from home* and hopefully more employers than ever looking to implement the infrastructure . Employers will now look more favourably and implement it. We are looking at a future of less traffic congestion, cleaner air and just a little bit less in emissions.

[delonthomas]

Am.not hereing about hawauli in the fight against this virus

[jasonzarsuella]

Zoom is better than any other VC application... the most friendly user... They are only saying that because Zoom is ahead of them now... Just cry hahaha