[The Register[ Not only is Zoom's strong end-to-end encryption not actually end-to-end, its encryption isn't even that strong

[The Register[ Not only is Zoom's strong end-to-end encryption not actually end-to-end, its encryption isn't even that strong

Video calls also routed through China, probe discovers


Updated Zoom has faced increased scrutiny and criticism as its usage soared from 10 million users a day to 200 million in a matter of months, all thanks to coronavirus pandemic lockdowns.


Cybersecurity research group Citizen Lab is among those turning the spotlight on the video-conferencing app maker, and on Friday, it published a damning dossier on the state of the software.


The report questions the security of Zoom's technical infrastructure, claiming the upstart's network architecture makes it susceptible to pressure for data demands from Chinese authorities.


Zoom in its documentation, and in an in-app display message, has claimed its conferencing service is "end-to-end encrypted," meaning that an intermediary, include Zoom itself, cannot intercept and decrypt users' communications as it moves between the sender and receiver.


Zoom's end-to-end encryption isn't actually end-to-end at all. Good thing the PM isn't using it for Cabinet calls. Oh, for f...


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When reports emerged that Zoom Meetings are not actually end-to-end encrypted encrypted, Zoom responded that it wasn't using the commonly accepted definition of the term.


"While we never intended to deceive any of our customers, we recognize that there is a discrepancy between the commonly accepted definition of end-to-end encryption and how we were using it," the company said in a blog post.


Citizen Lab says it undertook its analysis to clarify conflicting and misleading claims about ..

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