Zoom meetings are happening all around the world when people are experiencing a massive lockdown and are working from home. The app is gaining more traction and more and more people are using video conferencing services. The app is now giving a tough competition to services like Google Hangouts and Skype. The app has crossed the mark of fifty million downloads recently.
With all that popularity the researchers have found some security concerns. We have pointed out reasons in favour and against using Zoom. Have a look and decide for yourself.
Pro 1
Zoom app is a free app that supports HD video conferencing up to 100 attendees. Meetings have a limited window of 40 minutes for free accounts, however, in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic Zoom has removed this limitation for free users.
Pro 2
The app is easy to use with a simple interface. The services don’t require you to log in to join a conference. The ease of use has made conferencing easier with the elderly as well as children resulting in the mass adoption of the service.
Con 1
Recently it was found that Zoom compromises personal data like email ids and photos. Especially apple users have higher concerns as the zoom app is more vulnerable. Zoom has been even reportedly caught sending data to Facebook as well. Elon Musk and many others have recently banned Zoom as
Con 2
Zoom does not offer end-to-end encryption as mentioned by the company. The chats can be decrypted or read by any third party. End-to-end encryption is a system of communication where only the communicating users can read the messages but recently zoom was forced to accept that this was not the case with their app
Con 3
Zoombombing is a new trend where any third party can highjack your meeting and post anything or interfere in the meeting. This new trend is really freaking people out now.
Con 4
Zoom attendee tracking is another big privacy concern. Meeting hosts track whether participants have their Zoom app in view on a PC or whether it’s simply in the background. Many such permissions are taken without the consent of the user.
