The Zoom Parliament? Speaker Lindsay Hoyle backs plans for a ‘virtual’ House of Commons

The Zoom Parliament? Speaker Lindsay Hoyle backs plans for a ‘virtual’ House of Commons to allow ministers to face scrutiny if it is not safe for MPs to return to Westminster due to coronavirus later this month The Speaker became the most senior figure to demand new measures be taken MPs are currently on a … Read more

Hamish Blake gets Guzman y Gomez to implement a new burrito deal after gatecrashing Zoom meeting

Hamish Blake gets Guzman y Gomez to implement a new burrito deal after gatecrashing the company’s executive Zoom meeting By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:37 BST, 2 April 2020 | Updated: 05:37 BST, 2 April 2020 Hamish Blake got more than he bargained for when he hijacked the executive Zoom meeting for … Read more

Are there hidden dangers in the Zoom boom?

Along with millions of people around the world, Boris Johnson likes to Zoom.  On Tuesday our Covid-19 stricken, self-isolating Prime Minister posted a photograph on Twitter showing a cabinet meeting he had conducted remotely, using Zoom, the video conferencing application. There on his desktop computer screen were all the senior members of his government — … Read more

Zoom is sued for sharing personal data of its millions of users with Facebook

Zoom Video Communications is being sued for improperly sharing personal data of its millions of users with Facebook. The class action, filed in California on Monday, alleges that despite the fact the company boasts of its ‘appreciation for the importance of maintaining its users’ privacy,’ Zoom included coding in the Zoom app that allowed undisclosed … Read more

Zoom video-calling app does NOT use end-to-end encryption

Popular video conferencing app Zoom used by millions working from home during the coronavirus pandemic is misleading users about its security, a report claims.  According to tech-orientated investigative news site The Intercept, Zoom claims to secure calls with end-to-end encryption, the industry gold standard for privacy.  This feature is used by secure messaging platforms to … Read more

Hamish Blake hilariously hijacks Zoom call for an executive meeting at The Iconic in latest prank

Who said self-isolation can’t be fun? The bizarre moment stir-crazy Hamish Blake hijacks an executive meeting by hacking into their Zoom feed By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:19 BST, 31 March 2020 | Updated: 00:42 BST, 31 March 2020 Serial prankster Hamish Blake is at it again. With millions of Australians self-isolating … Read more

Video calling service Zoom removes code from app that was sending users’ data to Facebook

Video calling service Zoom apologizes and removes code from its app that was sending user data to Facebook Zoom has removed code from its app that was sending user data to Facebook The app was transmitting device information, log-on times, and more Zooms policy wasn’t clear about the data sharing practices Users must update their … Read more

Video-calling app Zoom is ‘secretly sharing analytical data with Facebook via its iOS app’

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Samsung’s ‘space zoom’ camera feature raises privacy concerns 

Privacy concerns raised over the Samsung S20 Ultra’s ‘space zoom’ feature which is so powerful it is ‘basically invasive’, expert claims Galxy S20 Ultra camera zooms up to 100 times while keeping a good resolution There are fears that the zoom could be misused by peeping into people’s houses  Security specialist ‘doubts the average user require this … Read more

Samsung’s ‘space zoom’ camera feature raises privacy concerns 

Privacy concerns raised over the Samsung S20 Ultra’s ‘space zoom’ feature which is so powerful it is ‘basically invasive’, expert claims Galxy S20 Ultra camera zooms up to 100 times while keeping a good resolution There are fears that the zoom could be misused by peeping into people’s houses  Security specialist ‘doubts the average user require this … Read more