Millions of people are working from home after lockdown due to coronavirus and in many countries of the world. During work from home, meetings are being done through video calling apps like Skype or Zoom. During the work from home, zoom video calling app is being used on a large scale. Its popularity can be gauged from the fact that it has surpassed Microsoft's Skype in video conferencing. The zoom app has come in the top trading on Google Play Store and Apple App Store in the matter of downloading, but in the meantime questions have also been raised about security and privacy.
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India's Computer Emergency Response Team and the National Cyber-Security Agency on Thursday warned people about the security of popular video conferencing app Zoom. CERT-In has said that the zoom app can create cyber attacks. Through this app, cyber criminals can steal data from government and private offices and misuse it. CERT has said that there is a risk of data leakage with the zoom app. The agency has suggested that before using the zoom app, keep the app up-to-date and keep a strong password. Keep the waiting feature on the app so that the people participating in the meeting remain in control.
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Daily users exceeded 200 million
Zoom CEO Eric S. Yuan has stated in a blog that in December 2019, the number of daily active users of Zoom was 10 million one crore which has increased to 200 million i.e. 200 million in March 2020. He said that due to coronavirus epidemic, more than 90,000 schools in 20 countries are also using the zoom app.
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What did the CEO say about privacy?
CEO Eric S. Yuan said on the security question that the company is investigating the matter and the issue of security will be resolved in the next 90 days. An update to the security patch will be released. Yuan said that the zoom app was initially designed for enterprises only, but after the outbreak of the coronavirus, it has also been used for office meetings. We are facing challenges which we did not expect, although we are working on it
