JAKARTA - Last year Zoom faced many consequences for privacy and security violations on its application. And now, Zoom has reportedly agreed to pay $85 million.
Zoom paid this fine to settle a lawsuit accusing the video chat giant of violating privacy and allowing zoombombing cases, where an uninvited user suddenly enters a meeting, and disrupts it by showing obscene content.
Not only did Zoom pay the fine, the app was also required to tighten its security, such as alerting participants with third-party apps and offering special privacy-oriented training to Zoom staff.
Users affected by Zoombombing will receive a 15 percent or US$25 refund, while others will receive as much as US$15. Lawyers intend to collect legal fees of up to 21.25 million US dollars.
In a statement, Zoom denied wrongdoing and said privacy and security were top priorities. The company previously agreed to resolve Federal Trade Commission complaints over similar privacy concerns, including permanent web servers installed on Macs.
For your information, Zoom is rushing to improve security for its video chats after a spike in usage related to the pandemic drew attention to vulnerabilities in its software and services.
The company with the blue-and-white logo started rolling out end-to-end encryption in October 2020, it also makes zoombombing more difficult. However, the fix was too late for some users. This was quoted from Engadget, Monday, August 2nd.
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