Zoom Sued for Allegedly <br />Sharing Users' Personal Data Zoom Video Communications has seen a spike <br />in popularity from the recent work-from-home <br />movement due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The company is now facing scrutiny and lawsuits over its <br />security practices and its handling of users' personal data. A New York prosecutor is <br />probing the popular teleconferencing company <br />over its questionable security practices. Zoom is also facing a lawsuit in California for allegedly <br />sharing users' personal data to outside companies. Zoom allegedly gave information to <br />companies like Facebook without <br />notifying users that it was doing so. The lawsuit claims that Zoom gave information such as <br />when users logged on to Zoom, the type of device used <br />and the device's unique advertising identifier. Zoom officials acknowledged its data sharing in blog posts <br />and said they have changed the practice.
