Zoom to bring end-to-end encryption to all users, including non-paying
1–10 of 557 posts
Re: Zoom to bring end-to-end encryption to all users, including non-paying
#2What? This isn't a thing already?
Re: Zoom to bring end-to-end encryption to all users, including non-paying
#3Does end to end encryption help when it's known that much of the traffic is routed through China? Genuine question.
Re: Zoom to bring end-to-end encryption to all users, including non-paying
#4Super. Would be interesting to see how good it scales. 200 people in a town-hall meeting will be an interesting engineering challenge I would think.
Re: Zoom to bring end-to-end encryption to all users, including non-paying
#5Keys will be held in safe keeping by the CCP.
Re: Zoom to bring end-to-end encryption to all users, including non-paying
#6"To make this possible, Free/Basic users seeking access to E2EE will participate in a one-time process that will prompt the user for additional pieces of information, such as verifying a phone number via a text message. Many leading companies perform similar steps on account creation to reduce the mass creation of abusive accounts."
Perfect instrument to collect more personal data.
Re: Zoom to bring end-to-end encryption to all users, including non-paying
#7It’s still only opt-in. Users have to submit an application (including text message verification and other personal info) to gain access to E2E encryption. Zoom has shown that it does not care about privacy.
Re: Zoom to bring end-to-end encryption to all users, including non-paying
#8Does anyone actually trust Zoom, though?
Re: Zoom to bring end-to-end encryption to all users, including non-paying
#9I'm quite frustrated they are calling this end to end. I can't find it now but a tweet earlier indicated that they have the keys and can help law enforcement with investigations which means it's can't be end to end.
Re: Zoom to bring end-to-end encryption to all users, including non-paying
#10This is the same company that said that it "won't encrypt free calls so it can work more with law enforcement"[1]. I'd stay away.