Zoom vows to address privacy, safety issues after complaints

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NSTlifestyle The company would be 'shifting all our engineering resources to focus on our biggest trust, safety, and privacy issues.' Zoom

In a statement late Wednesday, Zoom founder and chief executive Eric Yuan said the company would be"shifting all our engineering resources to focus on our biggest trust, safety, and privacy issues."

The move came after the FBI highlighted the problem of"Zoombombing" by hackers or uninvited guests who harass Zoom video conferences with hate speech or pornography. New York Attorney General Letitia James sent a letter to the California enterprise this week"with a number of questions to ensure the company is taking appropriate steps to ensure users' privacy and security," a spokesman said.Zoom had some 200 million free and paid users in March as a result of the surge in usage around the world by people turning to remote meetings and school instruction as a result of the pandemic, he noted.

 

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