There is no question Zoom has essentially ballooned overnight, with more than 200 million daily meetings as compared to the 10 million daily meetings it was hosting last December. But with Zoom’s ballooning, concerns have been growing over the companies privacy policies (this comes from a recent trend called “ZoomBombing” where outsiders join meeting to disrupt with illicit content). New York’s Attorney General has even weighed in saying:
Zoom’s existing security practices might not be sufficient to adapt to the recent and sudden surge in both the volume and sensitivity of data being passed through its network
Letitia James, Attorney General.
This growing concern has prompted New York City to ban all use of the videoconferencing app by city schools and has instructed them to move to other approved applications like Google Meet or Microsoft Teams. Other cities may follow suite unless Zoom can begin to implement improved security measures.
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LIS 4022 Spring 2020 