Zoom is fine-tuning its video conferencing software and upgrading security features to help prevent zoom-bombing and other privacy intrusions.
The new version of Zoom will make it harder for meetings to be zoom-bombed with passwords and waiting rooms, which require passwords and a host to admit an attendee, being default settings. For educational users, screen sharing will default to the host only. An improved Security feature will be accessible from an icon on the host's interface and will include a"Report a User" option that notifies Zoom of intruders.
By the end of May, Zoom plans for its entire platform to use tougher encryption, AES 256-bit GCM encryption, which Zoom says"offers increased protection of your meeting data in transit and resistance against tampering." The standard can take effect once all Zoom accounts are updated, the company says.
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