In its privacy policy (new window), under the entry “Does Zoom sell Personal Data?” the policy says, “Depends what you mean by ‘sell.’” To summarize Zoom’s policy, they say they don’t sell personal data for money to third parties, but it does share personal data with third parties for those companies’ “business purposes.” In its privacy policy, it gives the example that it may pass your personal information to Google.Īn article in Vice (new window) pointed out that the Zoom iOS app shared a substantial amount of user data with Facebook, even if the user does not have a Facebook account. Some of this data you enter yourself when you are signing in (for example, to join a call online, you must give your email), but much of it is collected automatically by the Zoom app. It also collects information from your Facebook profile (if you use Facebook to sign in) and any “information you upload, provide, or create while using the service.” Even if you don’t make an account with Zoom, it will collect and keep data on what type of device you are using, and your IP address. Zoom not only tracks your attention, it tracks you.Īccording to the company’s privacy policy, Zoom collects reams of data on you, including your name, physical address, email address, phone number, job title, employer.
At the end, we’ll offer some suggestions for what you can do to protect yourself while using Zoom. We believe it’s important for our community who may be switching to Zoom in their workplace during the coronavirus outbreak to be aware of these issues, and this post looks at each of them in detail. And online trolls have also taken advantage of default Zoom settings to “Zoombomb,” public conference calls and disrupt them. An investigation by The Intercept (new window) has called into doubt Zoom’s claim of end-to-end encryption on its video calls.
By looking through its privacy policy and some of its support documents, you quickly discover that Zoom shares the copious amounts of data it collects with third parties and has already had a major security vulnerability. However, new users should be aware of the company’s privacy practices. Zoom’s big selling point is its near-frictionless video calls. Zoom (new window) has seen a flood of new users as the COVID-19 outbreak forces more and more employees to transition to working from home. Last update on JanuPublished on March 20, 2020
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