Zoom Offers IDR 285 Billion Fine Payment For Privacy And Security Issues

Zoom offers fine payments to the SEC (photo: dock. unsplash)

JAKARTA In a class action lawsuit filed in 2021, it was revealed that Zoom lied about the security of its devices. For these lies, Zoom is subject to a sizeable fine.

After it was revealed that Zoom was lying, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) conducted another investigation into the case. In the same case, Zoom is also known to make misleading statements regarding the services offered.

Apparently, Zoom wants to solve this problem quickly. According to a 9to5mac report, the company that developed the video communication platform offered the SEC a fine of 18 million US dollars (Rp285 billion).

It is not yet known whether the SEC will accept the offer. However, Zoom's quick stance in resolving the case indirectly proves that the security of their platform is not so good, in accordance with a class action lawsuit a few years ago.

When it was first released in 2020, Zoom promised to secure end-to-end encryption (E2EE) on its platform. With the use of this security system, people shouldn't be able to describe the video stream, except for the participants.

In addition, the use of E2EE makes the company unable to see the calls made on the platform, hackers accessing the zoom system cannot see videos, and government agencies that have access also cannot see videos.

However, the lawsuit reveals that all these claims are false. Zoom does encrypt communication sessions on its platform, but does not use the E2EE security system. That way, Zoom's protection is not as good as promised.

Although the company stated that the claim was not true, Zoom had to pay compensation to all its users. At that time, Zoom was fined USD 85 million (IDR 1.347 trillion) and the company agreed to pay it.