Zoom: Schools in the US have begun to ban its use

The Zoom is one video conferencing platform which is one of the most common and easiest to use.

ΩHowever, the successive security issues revealed have greatly damaged the reputation of this platform. Company officials have already announced that all problems have been resolved, but this announcement may have come too late.

According to some reports, there are already schools in USA, who have stopped using zoom and are now turning to alternatives, one of which is Microsoft Skype.

Although there are currently a number of platforms for online meetings and courses on the market, its platform Zoom is the most popular. The downside, however, is that it has some security vulnerabilities, and schools in the US are already starting to use alternatives.

According to information, there are some school groups in USA prohibiting its use Zoom, among which we find a large group of schools in New York and Clark County, Nevada.

In other areas of USA, like the school Edmonds in Washington state and the Alpine School in Utah, reviewing their use policies Zoom. The alternative, without a doubt, falls within the platform of its Teams Microsoft.

The Zoom is one of the most popular video conferencing platforms. However, users should take precautions when using this platform. It was recently revealed that thousands "private”Recordings are circulating on the Internet. Also, keep in mind that the platform suffers from a vulnerability that could give the camera and microphone access to malware.

Recently, the Skype or Whatsapp announced its release Meet now . It's a new feature of Microsoft's teleconferencing service and is not being released by accident at this time.

Or its release Meet now from Microsoft is made to meet the needs of the vast majority of countries now in quarantine and isolation.

Due to the limitation caused by his pandemic COVID-19, video conferencing services are experiencing a historic boom in their use.

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