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In a statement, the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce (SIC) announced that the video conferencing company Zoom Video Communications inc. will undergo an investigation. The SIC’s objective is to establish whether the platform is complying with Colombian regulations on security, access and restricted data circulation.
The SIC reported that it made the decision to do this investigation because the number of people using applications to make video calls skyrocketed in recent weeks. The mobility restrictions that have been put in place to stop the expansion of the new coronavirus have caused users to start using these ‘software’, according to the institution.
Among other things, the SuperIndustry seeks to know what has been the handling of the principle of responsibility in the treatment of the information of citizens who use Zoom.
This is one of the platforms that have grown the most in recent days. The number of people using the app skyrocketed between December 2019 and early April 2020 – there are more than 190 million new users, according to Forbes.
However, the number of new accounts has also brought some complaints in Colombia and in other countries. The SIC quotes computer security expert Bruce Schneier, who has raised several questions about Zoom’s data protection mechanisms.
These practices that are questioned have to do with “bad privacy practices, bad security practices and bad user configurations,” the entity reported.
(You may be interested: Zoom apologizes for security flaws amid controversy.)
Since the beginning of this month, Zoom representatives have apologized to their users for some flaws in their ability to protect their account data. This is especially important because the platform is being used in different educational entities, which are around 90,000 worldwide.
“We acknowledge that we have not met the privacy and security expectations of the community, and ours. Therefore, I am deeply sorry.”Then said Eric Yuan, founder and CEO of Zoom.
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