Zoom says end-to-end encryption will be available to both free and paid users in major U-turn
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 Zoom has said it will give all users of its video calling platform end-to-end encryption, starting with a beta test next month. Both free and paid users of Zoom will need to go through a one-time process when making calls to verify their identity, such as confirming a phone number through text message, in order to get end-to-end encryption. Account administrators would be able to enable end-to-end encryption on any group calls, in order to allow phone lines or older conferences room phones to access the call. “We're heartened that Zoom listened to consumers” said Mozilla’s VP of Advocacy Ashley Boyd, “especially at a time when millions of people are relying on the platform to stay connected amid the pandemic and to organize in support of Black lives.” Mozilla, alongside the Electronic Frontier Foundation, was one of the companies organising petitions for Zoom to implement end-to-end encryption with it being argued that the video calling software can be crucial to helping protestors and activists organise.
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