Taiwan Urges Agencies Not To Use Zoom Over Possible Security Breach
ZOOM SECURITY ISSUES -Taiwan had told its agencies to stop using ZOOM due to major privacy and security concerns.
More people have begun using Zoom as a means to connect during this pandemic. As such, the conferencing app ballooned to an impressive 200 million daily users in march.
Companies, schools, and individuals have used the platform to coordinate meetings and conferences remotely. However, the company had received backlash due to security concerns.
Users have reported people being able to enter private conferences even when uninvited among other concerns. Furthermore, Reuters reported that users are reporting a lack of end-to-end encryption of sessions.
Thus, Taiwan urged its agencies to not use the app due to having their privacy compromised. Additionally, Taiwan’s education ministry later revealed they were banning Zoom in schools.
As per the report, Taiwan would be the first government to officially advise against the use of Zoom. Meanwhile, some US schools are limiting its use after being warned by the FBI about security breaches.
However, Zoom Chief Executive Officer Eric Yuan had already apologized to users. He stated the company had fallen short of the privacy and security expectations of the masses. Moreover, he emphasized that they were taking steps to fix the issues.
Zoom is in communication with governments around the world and is focused on providing the information they need to make informed decisions about their policies
Furthermore, several firms and government agencies conducted exhaustive security reviews before utilizing the platform. Zoom competes with other conference apps such as Microsoft’s Teams, Cisco’s Webex, and Google’s Hangouts.
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