App facing security issues with one school experiencing 'zoombombing' where an uninvited abusive man joined a video meeting naked.
Zoom Video Communications Inc has tapped former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos as an adviser as safety and privacy concerns about its fast-growing video-conferencing app drive a global backlash against the company.
A Berkeley school district spokeswoman said it was possible a password had been shared, allowing the intrusion. But she added that the entire district was putting Zoom on pause for at least "a few days" to consider how to use and train for video-conferencing. Zoom attracted users with its ease of use, as well as a free offering. Many schools around the world also started using it for online classes.
Stephens said the district was now evaluating whether a competing product from Google, whose software the district uses for other functions, could prevent similar incidents in the future.
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