Zoom announces end-to-end encryption for everyone, beta starting in July

The company finally addresses privacy concerns

Following its unprecedented rise to popularity during the coronavirus pandemic, Zoom quickly found itself under scrutiny from privacy and security experts for not offering end-to-end encryption, among other issues. The company reacted by promising to add the security feature, but for paid users only. After some press backlash regarding that decision, Zoom has now announced that it will bring end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to everyone.

Zoom sees itself caught in a balancing act between keeping its service safe from so-called Zoombombing and providing a secure service for its users, so the company has decided to make E2EE an optional feature.

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