A student takes classes online with his companions using Zoom at home in El Masnou, north of Barcelona, Spain. (Reuters Photo)SINGAPORE: Singapore has suspended the use of the video-conferencing tool Zoom by teachers after “very serious incidents” in the first week of a coronavirus lockdown that has caused schools to adopt home-based learning. Taiwan and Germany have already curbed the use of Zoom, while Google banned the desktop version from corporate laptops this week. To address security concerns, Zoom has launched a 90-day plan to bolster privacy and security issues, and has also tapped former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos as an adviser. The Singapore government has also been using the tool to host media conferences.

Source: Bangkok Post April 11, 2020 09:22 UTC