Thousands petition Zoom over end-to-end encryption on calls

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mozilla and the Electronic Frontier Foundation have presented an open letter to Zoom after it said it would require customers to pay for end-to-end encryption. “Unfortunately, recent actions from law enforcement – and a long history of discriminatory policing – have legitimized such fears, making end-to-end encryption all the more critical” the letter continues. That petition has been signed over 50,000 times by internet users, arguing that people who can’t afford Zoom’s services are “left vulnerable to cyber-criminals, stalkers, and hackers.” “Zoom is volunteering to fuel an oppressive police state at the very moment protesters are fighting to end it. Now more than ever Zoom needs to implement end to end encryption wherever possible to keep all users safe, not just corporations and rich people.” Ntebo Mokuena, digital campaigner at Daily Kos, echoed similar sentiments: “The internet and video services have never been more important, helping us stay in touch with friends, loved ones, colleagues, and more in these challenging times.” “While Zoom has become a leading provider of these services, its willingness to put users’ privacy and security at risk by making end-to-end encryption available only to those who can afford to pay extra is reprehensible” Mokuena said.