Zoom: Reactions and criticism against the company are increasing internationally.

The popular one Zoom video conferencing application is facing major problems as reactions and criticism against the company for security issues.

Η  Zoom video communications hired him Alex Stamos, a former Facebook security chief, as a security and privacy consultant around its rapidly emerging video conferencing application, as reactions and criticism against the company increase.

According to Reuters, among others Google banned the use of the desktop version of Zoom on corporate laptops. Also executives at Berkeley High School In California, they said they suspended the use of the app after a "naked adult using racist remarks" entered a video conference that was "locked" with a code, according to a letter to parents seen by Reuters.

Taiwan and Germany have already imposed restrictions on its use Zoom, while SpaceX of Elon Mask has banned the use of the application for security reasons. The company is also facing a lawsuit.

Quarantine and social distance measures have increased the use of Zoom, even amid growing concerns about the lack of end-to-end encryption, traffic routing through China and the "zoom bombing"That is, the" invasions "of uninvited users in video conferencing.

Zoom has attracted users because of its ease of use and free character, and many schools around the world have started using it for online lessons. It is noted that in a series of tweets at the end of March, Stamos had asked the company to be more transparent and to present a 30-day security plan. As a result, the platform's founder and CEO, Eric Yuan, requested his services as an external consultant.

As a countermeasure to security concerns, the company has launched a 90-day security plan and formed a CISCO Council to discuss privacy, security and technology issues. He has also set up a committee to advise Yuan on privacy.

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