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Zoom has finally added what it says is end-to-end encryption to its video conferencing service at no additional cost for all users, whether they are paying subscribers or not. "We're very proud to bring Zoom's new end-to-end encryption to Zoom users globally today," said Zoom CISO Jason Lee.
Video-conferencing giant Zoom is rolling out a technical preview of its end-to-end encryption next week. Zoom has faced various controversies around its encryption policies over the past year, including several lawsuits alleging that the company falsely told users that it offers full encryption.
Starting next week, Zoom users - both those who are on one of the paid plans and those who use it for free - will be able to try out the solution's new end-to-end encryption option. Must join from the Zoom desktop client, mobile app, or Zoom Rooms.
Video conferencing platform Zoom next week will start rolling out end-to-end encryption in technical preview. "We're excited to announce that starting next week, Zoom's end-to-end encryption offering will be available as a technical preview, which means we're proactively soliciting feedback from users for the first 30 days," the company said earlier this week.
News of the trial comes after April 2020 awkwardness that followed the revelation that Zoom was fibbing about its service using end-to-end encryption. "When we use the phrase 'End-to-end' in our other literature, it is in reference to the connection being encrypted from Zoom end point to Zoom end point," the company said.
Zoom also unveiled a public beta for OnZoom, an online events platform and marketplace for paid Zoom users who want to create, host and monetize classes, concerts or fundraisers via the Zoom Meetings platform. The first Zapps will be distributed in the Zoom experience by the end of year and open to developers soon afterward, according to a Zoom blog.
Zoom announced today that it will roll out end-to-end encryption for all users starting next week, as part of a 30-day technical preview. To start using E2EE when joining new meetings during this roll out phase, meeting participants will have to join using the Zoom desktop client, mobile app, or from Zoom Rooms.
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Video conferencing platform Zoom this week announced that all user accounts can now benefit from improved protection, courtesy of support for Two-Factor Authentication. With 2FA enabled on their accounts, users should be protected from security breaches, including those that originate from the Zoom platform itself, the company claims.