![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The researcher, Jonathan Leitschuh, said the web server meant any malicious website could activate Mac webcam with Zoom installed without the user’s permission. Apple was forced to step in to secure millions of Macs after a security researcher found Zoom failed to disclose that it installed a secret web server on users’ Macs, which Zoom failed to remove when the client was uninstalled.It’s the latest examples of the company having to spend the last year mopping up after a barrage of headlines examining the company’s practices and misleading marketing. Just today, The Intercept reported that Zoom video calls are not end-to-end encrypted, despite the company’s claims that they are.Īnd Motherboard reports that Zoom is leaking the email addresses of “at least a few thousand” people because personal addresses are treated as if they belong to the same company. Zoom’s recent popularity has also shone a spotlight on the company’s security protections and privacy promises. Zoom, the popular videoconferencing service, seems to be doing better than most and has quickly become one of, if not the most, popular option going. Now that we’re all stuck at home thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, video calls have gone from a novelty to a necessity. ![]()
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