Security video calls are unsafe, a popular tool accused of violating privacy

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Security video calls are unsafe, a popular tool accused of violating privacy

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Zoom is one of the most popular video call apps and may be on the best list. It is well-known that it is even used to connect people on television after being confined to certain countries, because tourists cannot be the subject of sets; even hundreds or thousands of schools use it for teaching distance classes. In fact, and as a result of this shutdown, the app has grown as a foam up to 70% usage because many have to keep working at home and the same wants to keep in touch with family and friends.

But now you are being unsecured. Specifically, the online tool, which is shown to be free when online conferences have less than 100 participants, has been accused of lying: service-driven conversations are not encrypted. Actually, there are, but there is that back door allows the app to block these conversations. This is because conferences are not only encrypted at the end, but are encrypted only so that they are not interrupted by people outside of Zoom.

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Zooming is unsafe, and there are security problems everywhere

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In addition, and considering considering its plan in use – which thanks to the coronavirus having reached its highest growth in 2019 – its users' details were posted to Facebook; it is believed, in fact, that Zoom paid for this data. This fact has prompted the New York Attorney's Office to decide to investigate the police. In addition, in January a conference identification code was obtained when some completely unknown individuals joined completely random groups, generating conflicts between conferences.

For this reason, hundreds of schools that used the program to teach during detention have decided to stop using it; I mean The United States Army has denied its use for official purposes. And not just the US forces, but also private companies like SpaxeX.

One of the most popular problems related to these access numbers was when a naked man enters the study a long distance from a Norwegian class. If there are no password-based conferences, anyone can try to come up with invitation codes and as a result join other unsecured passwords.

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Instead, Zoom Video Communications Inc claims to have strict and guaranteed access control to prevent unauthorized access, in addition claim they are not selling user data, taking their safety seriously.

But despite the company's efforts to deny that there is a security problem, The FBI recommended not using the app due to a security shortage, has asked the population not to use above all to hold schools in conferences given the many events that took place.

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