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Zoom said to help prevent abuse, it will only make the feature available to s who provide a verified phone number. 5n5g1h

By Reuters | Updated: 18 June 2020 10:00 IST

Zoom to Offer End-to-End Encryption for All s, Trial to Begin in July

Zoom has been criticised over its security loopholes 503k4x

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Those who provide a verified phone number will get end-to-end encryption
Zoom had previously planned to provide encryption only to paid s
Zoom has attracted millions of s during the coronavirus pandemic

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Zoom Video Communications will offer its free and paying s end-to-end encryption for video calls and launch a trial version in July, the video conferencing provider said on Wednesday.

The company said to help prevent abuse, it will only make the feature available to s who provide a verified phone number.

California-based Zoom had originally planned to strengthen encryption only for its paying clients.

The company has attracted millions of free and paying customers as the coronavirus outbreak forced more people to work from home, but has faced criticism over privacy and security issues.

Zoom also came under fire for failing to disclose that its service was not fully end-to-end encrypted.

Taiwan and have placed restrictions on Zoom's use, while Elon Musk's SpaceX banned the app over security concerns. The company also faces a class-action lawsuit.

The company Facebook Alex Stamos in April to help bolster its security and rolled out some major upgrades.

© Thomson Reuters 2020

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