Zoom is attaching support for two-factor authentication (2FA) to its mobile and desktop applications, providing users with the possibility of adding an extra layer of protection to their account behind a standard password, the company has established to The Verge. Writing in a blog post, the company told users can turn on additional security via…
The change in Zoom’s system gets close on the ends of the incident wherein video calling app Zoom took orders from the Chinese government to suspend accounts of two demonstrators who were commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. The technology, which is yet under development and is supposed to be rolled out in the coming…
A man has been sentenced to death in Singapore via a Zoom video-call for his part in a drug deal, the city-state’s first case where capital punishment has been performed remotely. Singapore has a zero-tolerance policy for prohibited drugs and has hanged hundreds of people – including dozens of foreigners – for narcotics crimes over…
Taiwan’s cabinet said the government agencies that if they want to hold a video conference, they “should not use products with security concerns, like Zoom. The cabinet, though, did not elaborate much on the security matters they were referring to. Following suit, the Ministry of Education also banned the use of Zoom in institutions. The…
