Zoom sued for overstating, not disclosing privacy, security flawsA student takes class online while using the Zoom app at her home as Egypt shut down schools to as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues in Cairo on Sunday. Zoom Chief Executive Officer Eric Yuan last week apologised to users, saying the company had fallen short of the community's privacy and security expectations, and was taking steps to fix the issues. Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX recently banned its employees from using Zoom, citing “significant privacy and security concerns,” while Taiwan's cabinet has told government agencies to stop using the app. Zoom did not respond to a Reuters request for comment, after market hours. The case number is 5:20-cv-02353 and it was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.

Source: Bangkok Post April 08, 2020 09:11 UTC