Stop using Zoom! Privacy and security issues with Zoom video conferencing app

There are privacy and security issues with the Zoom video conferencing app. It has a horrible track record of handling user privacy and is leaking your data. Its video calling is also unsecured.

[0] US Senate tells members not to use Zoom
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/04/us-senate-tells-members-not-to-use-zoom/

[1] Elon Musk’s SpaceX bans Zoom over privacy concerns – memo
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spacex-zoom-video-commn/elon-musks-spacex-bans-zoom-over-privacy-concerns-memo-idUSKBN21J71H

[2] Concern over Zoom video conferencing after MoD bans it over security fears
https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/25/concern-zoom-video-conferencing-mod-bans-security-fears-12455327/

[3] Zoom shareholder accuses executives of fraud over security practices
https://www.cyberscoop.com/zoom-shareholder-accuses-executives-fraud-security-practices/

[5] Zoom Meetings Arenโ€™t End-to-end Encrypted, Despite Misleading Marketing
https://theintercept.com/2020/03/31/zoom-meeting-encryption/

[6] Zoom Removes Code That Sends Data to Facebook
https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3b745/zoom-removes-code-that-sends-data-to-facebookhttps://www.vice.com/en/article/z3b745/zoom-removes-code-that-sends-data-to-facebookhttps://www.vice.com/en/article/z3b745/zoom-removes-code-that-sends-data-to-facebook

[7a] Zoom is a work-from-home privacy disaster waiting to happen
https://mashable.com/article/zoom-conference-call-work-from-home-privacy-concerns/

[7b] Zoom iOS App Sends Data to Facebook Even if You Donโ€™t Have a Facebook Account
https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7e599/zoom-ios-app-sends-data-to-facebook-even-if-you-dont-have-a-facebook-account

[8] Privacy and the Online Pivot
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/03/25/pivot-online-raises-concerns-ferpa-surveillance

[9] Zoom and FERPA Compliance
https://zoom.us/docs/doc/FERPA%20Guide.pdf

[10] Ex-NSA hacker drops new zero-day doom for Zoom
https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/01/zoom-doom/

[12] Apple has pushed a silent Mac update to remove hidden Zoom web server
https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/10/apple-silent-update-zoom-app/

[13] FBI Warns of Teleconferencing and Online Classroom Hijacking During COVID-19 Pandemic
https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/boston/news/press-releases/fbi-warns-of-teleconferencing-and-online-classroom-hijacking-during-covid-19-pandemic

[14] Zoom is Leaking Peoples’ Email Addresses and Photos to Strangers
https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7e95m/zoom-leaking-email-addresses-photos

[15] โ€˜Zoom is malwareโ€™: why experts worry about the video conferencing platform
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/02/zoom-technology-security-coronavirus-video-conferencing

[16] What You Should Know About Online Tools During the COVID-19 Crisis
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/what-you-should-know-about-online-tools-during-covid-19-crisis

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