U.S. FTC confirms investigation of privacy violations by video conferencing software company Zoom
According to news from May 12, according to foreign media reports, the impact of the new crown epidemic has greatly increased the demand for video conferencing, and the biggest beneficiary includes the video conferencing software company Zoom. Although the company is currently in the limelight, it has also been exposed to many problems, such as privacy violations. California Rep. Jerry McNerney and others expressed concern about the information collected about registered and unregistered users, and the communication records that Zoom users may store in the cloud. On Monday, local time, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joseph Simons said that the agency is investigating the privacy complaints about Zoom. In addition to privacy issues, Zoom also has some other negative news. For example, Google is concerned about security, prohibiting employees from installing and using Zoom on computers, and selling more than 500,000 Zoom account information on the dark web. With the surge in demand for video conferencing, the number of Zoom users has also grown rapidly. Earlier, the company announced that it already has 300 million daily active users, an increase of approximately 50% from 200 million active users in early April. But later, the company corrected the misleading statement, admitting that it does not have 300 million daily active users, but "has 300 million Zoom meeting participants every day." In addition, due to the surge in demand for video conferencing, Zoom chose Oracle as its key cloud infrastructure provider to increase its cloud computing capabilities Read the full article
