Google bans use of online video conferencing app 'Zoom'

The online conferencing application 'Zoom' has been used in conjunction with the migration of people's remote work, but there are vulnerabilities that enable cameras without user permission , vulnerabilities that steal OS credentials , Facebook Numerous problems have been pointed out, such as sending data to Facebook even for users who do not have an account . In response, Google has banned employees from using a laptop with the Zoom app installed in a remote environment.

Google Bans Zoom Videoconferencing Software From Employees' Computers
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pranavdixit/google-bans-zoom

The video conferencing service `` Zoom '' is operated by a startup in the United States, California, which was listed in 2019, and as of December 2019, the number of users per day was about 10 million, but due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus Due to the migration of many people to remote work, the number of daily users increased to 200 million in March 2020. On the other hand, apps have been reported to have a number of security issues, raising concerns about their security.

`` Password problem '' and `` vulnerability to steal OS credential information '' held by the online video conferencing tool `` Zoom '' which continues to be a problem are newly pointed out-GIGAZINE

In response to this, Google sent an email to employees using laptops with the Zoom app installed to stop using them.

`` We haven't allowed employees to use 'unapproved apps outside the company's network' for a long time, '' Google spokeswoman Jose Castaneda told BuzzFeed News. Recently, our security team has told employees using the Zoom desktop client that they don't use on company computers that the app doesn't meet security standards. Employees who use Zoom to stay in touch can continue to use it through a browser or mobile app. '

Google is not the first company to ban the use of Zoom, and Elon Musk has also banned the use of Zoom in SpaceX, his own space development company. The New York City Department of Education has also contacted schools to use Microsoft's online meeting tool, Microsoft Teams , instead of Zoom.