Mozilla’s latest “*Privacy Not Included” report shows that twelve out of fifteen popular video call applications and platforms meet the organization’s minimum security standards.
With the current COVID-19 pandemic forcing many to work from home, organizations have adopted video calling as a means to keep teams connected and ensure collaboration and efficiency.
Almost immediately, these applications started facing scrutiny, as both individual users and organizations have been seeking reassurance that the software and services they have adopted could deliver the desired level of security and privacy.
Released today, Mozilla’s latest *Privacy Not Included report takes a swing at fifteen video calling applications that people have been turning to lately, aiming to help users relying on video conferencing during the current lockdown make smart decisions on which apps and services are best for them.
What Mozilla’s researchers discovered was that twelve of the analyzed apps meet Mozilla’s Minimum Security Standards. These include Zoom, Google Hangouts, Apple FaceTime, Skype, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Jitsi Meet, Signal, Microsoft Teams, BlueJeans, GoTo Meeting, and Cisco WebEx.
Apps that meet the standards use encryption, have an automatic security update system, use strong passwords, employ bug bounty programs and clear points of contact for reporting and managing security vulnerabilities, and have clear privacy policies.
The three applications that did not meet the standards are Houseparty, Discord, and Doxy.me. While Houseparty and Discord allow for the use of weak passwords such as ‘12345’ or ‘111111’, thus exposing user accounts, Doxy.me fails to implement many of Mozilla’s minimum security standards.
The researchers discovered that the Doxy.me telemedicine app did not require a strong password when setting up an accou ..
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