Zoom video calls are not actually end-to-end encrypted

As reported by The Intercept, the Zoom video conferencing app offers options for end to end encryption in its UI (and in its marketing materials) but the calls are not actually end-to-end encrypted at all.

The Zoom video app is bursting into the public consciousness this year as the coronavirus causes most people to work from home. However, the security of the app has come under fire in many ways. In this instance, it turns out Zoom calls are only encrypted in transmission. This means the central Zoom servers could decrypt the incoming calls and see all participants if the wanted to.

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source https://9to5mac.com/2020/03/31/zoom-video-calls-are-not-actually-end-to-end-encrypted/

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