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> If Zoom were even skirting the line here, their lawyers would put the kibosh on it real quick Their lawyers didn't stop them from claiming to provide end-to
by jamessb 5y ago
> If Zoom were even skirting the line here, their lawyers would put the kibosh on it real quick
Their lawyers didn't stop them from claiming to provide end-to-end encryption, a blatant misrepresentation that resulted in receiving a consent order from the FTC [1] and settling a class-action suit for $85M [2], so I don't think it's safe to assume that they would prevent the company from doing obviously unacceptable things.
[1]: https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/1923167zoomacco2.pdf https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/1923167zoom...
[2]: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/08/zoom-to-pay-85m-for-lying-about-encryption-and-sending-data-to-facebook-and-google/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/08/zoom-to-pay-85m-...