How much will Zoom pay to solve a privacy lawsuit
Zoom agreed to pay $ 85 million to improve its security practices and resolve a lawsuit in which the company was accused of violating user privacy by sharing personal data with Facebook, Google and LinkedIn
Zoom will indemnify plaintiffs in a US class action due to privacy concerns.
The video conferencing company agreed to pay $ 85 million and strengthen its security practices to settle a lawsuit in the United States. The prosecution alleges that the platform violated users' privacy rights by sharing personal data with Facebook, Google and LinkedIn and allowing Zoombombing. This was first reported by Reuters .
Zoombombing refers to the practice whereby hackers hijack Zoom meetings and display pornography, use racist language or post other content.
Zoom has become many people's go-to platform for both work and social interaction during the pandemic. However, this isn't the first time the platform has had to step up its privacy measures.
As the BBC pointed out, the class action, filed in March 2020, is just one of several lawsuits faced by the Californian company.
The preliminary settlement filed Saturday afternoon still requires the approval of US District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California.
All the details.
WHAT THE ACCUSATION SUPPORTS
The lawsuit alleged that the videocall platform shared millions of user data with Facebook, Google and LinkedIn. The plaintiffs also accuse Zoom of wrongly claiming to offer end-to-end encryption and not preventing hackers from making "zoombombing" calls.
AND WHAT THE JUDGE HAD ESTABLISHED
Last March, the videoconferencing company asked the court to dismiss the motion.
However, Judge Koh only granted the dismissal of part of the case related to privacy violation and negligence. It therefore allowed the plaintiffs to continue to pursue some claims related to the contracts.
IMMUNITY UNDER SECTION 230 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT
According to Judge Zoom is “primarily” immune from the practice of Zoombombing under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. This law protects online platforms from liability for user content.
COMPENSATION TO SUBSCRIBERS
Under the preliminary agreement, Zoom Meetings subscribers involved in the class action would be entitled to refunds of 15% on their subscriptions or $ 25, whichever is greater. Others could receive up to $ 15 instead.
WHAT THE VIDEO CONFERENCE PLATFORM WILL DO
Zoom has agreed to pay compensation in addition to improving its security measures, including warning users when meeting hosts or other attendees use third-party apps in meetings and providing specialized training to employees on privacy and data management.
THE ZOOM POSITION
Despite agreeing to pay $ 85 million in the preliminary settlement filed on Saturday, the company has not admitted any wrongdoing, Reuters said .
“ The privacy and security of our users are top priorities for Zoom and we take the trust our users place in us seriously,” the company said on Sunday.
Since last year, Zoom has taken a number of measures to address security and privacy concerns through app updates: including the introduction of end-to-end encryption and more than 100 privacy, security and security features. protection.
HOW THE COMPANY IS
Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, Zoom's customer base has grown sixfold.
The company had 497,000 customers with more than 10 employees in April 2021, up from 81,900 in January 2020.
However, Zoom said user growth could slow or decline as more people receive vaccines and return to the office or school in attendance.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/innovazione/quanto-paghera-zoom-per-risolvere-una-causa-sulla-privacy/ on Mon, 02 Aug 2021 13:34:08 +0000.