Zoom for iOS Shares Data With Facebook Even if a Doesn’t Have a Facebook 2l4m4y Report

Zoom app’s does not mention the usage of Facebook SDKs that requires sending data to Facebook by default. 3p432g

By Darab Mansoor Ali | Updated: 27 March 2020 13:23 IST

Zoom for iOS Shares Data With Facebook Even if a Doesn’t Have a Facebook : Report

Zoom is a video conferencing app that has gained prominence amid coronavirus outbreak l3s5m

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Zoom is also sending data of those iOS s who aren't on Facebook
The does not mention this transfer of data
Zoom uses Facebook’s SDKs that require sending information to Facebook

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Video conferencing app Zoom has picked up popularity ever since people have been forced to work from home due to the coronavirus outbreak. Now, a report claims that Zoom is sending some analytical data to Facebook from iOS s, even if a does not have Facebook . It also claims that Zoom does not make this transfer of data clear in its . An analysis of the Zoom app by Vice media's Motherboard shows that the video conferencing app uses Facebook's software development kits in order to provide certain features. The usage of Facebook's software development kits, however, sends information to Facebook by default, something Zoom s may not be aware of.

"That's shocking. There is nothing in Zoom's that addresses that," an activist from Privacy Matters was quoted as saying.

According to the analysis, here is what Zoom sends across to Facebook:

The Zoom app notifies Facebook whenever the opens the app.
It provides Facebook details of the 's phone such as the model, and which telecom operator they are using.
It also tells Facebook the time zone and the city they s are connecting from
-A unique r identifier created by 's device which companies can use for targeted advertising.

Zoom doesn't make things clear 6l2z

An iOS researcher and founder of a privacy app called Guardian, Will Strafach, also confirmed the report's findings, which also says that there is nothing in Zoom's that addresses this transfer of data.

Zoom's says that the company may collect a 's Facebook profile information when you use Facebook to . But it does not mention anything about sending data to Facebook on s who do not even have a Facebook .

Facebook told Vice that it requires developers to be transparent about sending data to Facebook. Its privacy police states that if an app or a developer is using Facebook's SDKs, they further “represent and warrant that you have provided robust and sufficient notice to s regarding Customer Data collection, sharing and usage.”

On the other hand, Zoom's says “our third-party service providers and advertising partners automatically collect some information about you when you use our products.” The Zoom , however, does not mention this with regards to Facebook specifically.

Apart from this, the report also lays out other privacy issues with Zoom. Citing a report from Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), it said that hosts in Zoom calls can see if participants have the chat window open or not. s can also see IP address, location data and device information of each participant.

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