Zoom video conferencing app sharing users' data with Facebook: Here's why you should be worried
As the coronavirus cases keep rising throughout the globe, more people are being assigned work from home. Reports suggest that the Zoom iOS app has been sending users' data to Facebook even if they don't have an account on the platform. According to an investigation by Motherboard, Zoom does not provide sufficient information to users related to its data collection and data sharing practices. As per the Zoom’s privacy policy page, the users’ data is sent to Facebook when they log into the app using their Facebook accounts. As far as the details are concerned, Zoom sends a host of information to Facebook which includes the details about the time users open the Zoom app, the device being used, time zone and city and the mobile carrier information.
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