![]() The SC has admitted the PIL and sought responses from Centre and Zoom Inc. 21 of Indian Constitution to ban the Zoom App on central level until adequate law is prescribed for their functioning. 32 of Indian Constitution for violation of right to privacy enshrined u/a. The petitioner, a part time private tutor, feeling concerned about data privacy and security risk posed by Zoom, filed a PIL before the SC u/a. ![]() Section 1798 of CCPA specifically prevent Zoom from sharing class members’ non-encrypted and non-redacted personal information as unauthorized disclosure and failed to implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices appropriate to the nature of the information to protect their personal information. The information is allegedly transmitted to Facebook regardless of whether the user has a Facebook account and has violated California Consumer Privacy Act. Position in US: A class action lawsuit is filed in US against Zoom as it notifies Facebook when any Zoom user opens the app and provides details about the user’s device, the time zone and city from which the user connects, the user’s service provider, and the user’s unique advertising identifier (built into users’ devices). in UK has been accused of sharing personal data with third-party advertisers, use video content from Zoom sessions for targeted advertising campaigns and to develop facial recognition, record and share calls with anyone they want without taking proper consent from users and thus violates obligations under GDPR and consequently the Data Protection Act, 2018 (formed in pursuance of GDPR). One can also choose to disable audio or video before joining. The app can be downloaded or operated through computer or phone and one can join any meeting with a supplied meeting ID. ![]() ![]() It offers different subscription plans with the constant 40-minute free meeting and longer meeting with additional features that can be availed by prescribed payment. It allows one-to-one chat sessions that can grow into group calls, training sessions and webinars for internal and external audiences. Zoom users can choose to record sessions, collaborate on projects, and share or annotate on one another’s screens. Zoom is a web-based video conferencing tool with a local, desktop client and a mobile app that allows users to meet online, with or without video. ![]()
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