Thousands of Zoom video calls left exposed on open Web; The Washington Post, April 3, 2020

 

Drew Harwell , The Washington Post; Thousands of Zoom video calls left exposed on open Web

Many of the videos include personally identifiable information and deeply intimate conversations, recorded in people’s homes.

"Thousands of personal Zoom videos have been left viewable on the open Web, highlighting the privacy risks to millions of Americans as they shift many of their personal interactions to video calls in an age of social distancing...

The discovery that the videos are available on the open Web adds to a string of Zoom privacy concerns that have come to public attention as the service became the preferred alternative for American work, school and social life.

The company reached more than 200 million daily users last month, up from 10 million in December, as people turned on their cameras for Zoom weddings, funerals and happy hours at a time when face-to-face gatherings are discouraged or banned."