Zoom plans to offer end-to-end encryption to premium users

Zoom has seen a surge in its usage since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, but with it, the videoconferencing app's vulnerabilities in its software encryption have been exposed. The app has started rolling out security-heavy updates in April, and now, it's hoping to provide end-to-end encryption. However, only its paying users will get access to the feature. According to Zoom security consultant and former chief security officer of Yahoo Alex Stamos, the company might include non-profits and political dissidents, too. End-to-end encryption means no one but the participants can see or hear what's happening within video chats.

Stamos told Reuters that Zoom is improving its security and "significantly upgrading their trust and safety... The current plan is paid customers plus enterprise accounts where the company knows who they are."

Zoom focuses on fix privacy, safety issues instead of developing new features

Zoom has skyrocketed to popularity with the need for videoconferencing tools in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the app's sudden popularity has also exposed its issues, which included sending data to third parties like Facebook, the lack of end-to-end encryption, and what we now know as "Zoombombing." The latter involves hackers and other malicious personalities hijacking Zoom meetings and sharing violent or pornographic images. 

The company's response to these issues is to freeze development for 90 days so it can focus its resources on "our bigger trust, safety, and privacy issues." Founder and CEO Eric Yuan shared this update on a blog post saying, "We want to do what it takes to maintain your trust."

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Zoom on iOS will no longer send data to Facebook

Video conferencing app Zoom was sending data to Facebook without disclosing this information to its customers. According to Motherboard, the app was sharing information through the Login with Facebook feature. But now, the company has updated its iOS app to stop sending data. Before this update, the app was sharing information like when a user opened the app, their timezone, city, and device details. Zoom claims they were unaware that the Facebook SDK was collecting unnecessary device data. You need to update your app to the latest version of Zoom to make sure it no longer sends your information.

Review: Panasonic Lumix DMX-ZS30

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

It is hard to envy makers of standalone point-and-shoot digital cameras simply because they're up against some stunning competition in the smartphone space. The best camera, after all, is the one you have with you and that's often the one in your phone. Undaunted, Panasonic has aspired to give the point-and-shoot category a shot in the arm with the compact and innovative Lumix DMX-ZS30.

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