Zoom bombings may be a thing of the past if new video conferencing software lives up to its promises.
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Video conferencing software Beacon uses end-to-end encryption and a host of other features to enhance security. The software comes as privacy concerns mount following breaches of popular conferencing platforms like Zoom and Google Meet. The video conferencing market is booming as the coronavirus pandemic forces more people to work from home than ever before.
“I don’t know why the details of your life are [anyone’s business],” Angel Munoz, CEO of Mass Luminosity, the company that is releasing Beacon next month, said in a phone interview. “I think it would be better for all of us if we all had some privacy.”
Insecure video communications are a growing problem, Avani Desai, president of Schellman & Company, a security and privacy compliance firm, said in a telephone interview. Zoom bombings, in which uninvited users crash online meetings and sometimes post inappropriate content, have become widespread, forcing some businesses and school districts to ban Zoom.
