Security News > 2022 > March > Zoom agrees privacy conditions, gets low-risk rating from Netherlands

Hot on the heels of Microsoft's report card from the Dutch department of Justice and Security comes news of rival messaging platform Zoom receiving a nod via a renewed Data Protection Impact Assessment.

Zoom's end to end encryption on all chats and meetings received a thumbs-up, as did a commitment from Zoom to process all personal data exclusively in European data centres by the end of the year.

Zoom itself was pleased with the assessment, and said the DPIA "Reflects the respect that Zoom has for European data protection policies and principles." The events of the last two years have certainly demonstrated the need for virtual meetings and remote working.

Zoom is unlikely to want to pass up on the revenue potential and so has tweaked things, leaving just those oustanding low privacy risks remaining.

Us) to prevent IP addresses being transferred to Zoom when users log in", and "Do not use the American mail provider Twilio, which Zoom has built in by default to send invitations for webinars. Use your own European mail provider."

The Privacy Company's report concludes: "If Zoom and the Dutch universities and government organisations apply all agreed and recommended measures, there are no known high risks for the individual users of Zoom's videoconferencing services."

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