Zoom expands protection of user privacy
The new features are intended to improve the user experience while strengthening the security network, including notifications while registering for a meeting, messages regarding meetings, support while moving around, and more
Cybertech
| 01/06/2021
Courtesy of Zoom
After Zoom announced last month new private notifications in zoom meetings intended to make it easier for users to understand who can see, save and share their content and information when they join meetings on the platform, the company has now announced a number of new features for continued protection of the privacy of users.
Notification while registering for meeting or webinar
Users of the latest version of Zoom will now receive notice about who can see their registration information and how it is used before they consent to participate in meetings and online seminars that require registration. When registering, users will receive prominent and clear notice that the event host can see personal information that users choose to provide during registration, and that the host may use this information under the host’s terms and privacy policy. This notice provides users with the ability to make an informed choice before registering for an event.
Recorded and livestreamed meetings
Users will now be notified when a meeting they are in is being recorded or livestreamed, along with information about who can see and share the recording and livestream. The user can consent to stay in the meeting or to leave the meeting if they wish. In addition, users joining a recorded meeting in progress will have their audio and video automatically muted until they click "continue" in the dialog box. These notices will be displayed to all guests joining a meeting or livestream outside the account’s organization, regardless of the account owner’s settings.
User profile notification
Users will now see a prominent notification at the top of their Zoom profile page that information included in their profile settings — such as their name, profile picture, and email address — may be visible to other meeting participants. The notification also reminds users that, if they are signed into Zoom, this information may also be accessed by the account owner and any hosts of meetings and webinars they join. The account owner and other participants can share this information with others.
Coming soon: Active Apps Notifier
Amid the rapid growth of Zoom's partner network and the increased ability to combine a range of apps directly into the platform, Zoom decided to enable users to know which apps are open during meetings, and that their details could be transferred to a third party. In the next update, the Active Apps Notifier will automatically send a notification to all participants when a meeting host uses an external app. Clicking on the app will enable everyone to see which information is being shared with it, and which information is open to a third party.
For iPad users: support for Zoom users who like to move around
Zoom now supports Center Stage, a new option for Apple’s 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models, which uses the ultrawide front camera and machine learning to keep the user in frame as the user moves, enabling the user to move around freely during the conversation. This function even recognizes when others join or exit the frame, automatically adjusting to fit everyone in.
For iPad users: up to 48 video tiles in Gallery View
Zoom expanded the Gallery View for previous iPad models to up to 25 video tiles, but those using Zoom on the 12.9-inch iPad Pro can now see more participants in a meeting - up to 48 video tiles - allowing them to better connect in large meetings. Even if the user does not have one of the latest iPad models, many of the models already enable expanded Gallery View, and those users will see a few additional participants on a single screen, depending on the device.
The new features are intended to improve the user experience while strengthening the security network, including notifications while registering for a meeting, messages regarding meetings, support while moving around, and more
Courtesy of Zoom
After Zoom announced last month new private notifications in zoom meetings intended to make it easier for users to understand who can see, save and share their content and information when they join meetings on the platform, the company has now announced a number of new features for continued protection of the privacy of users.
Notification while registering for meeting or webinar
Users of the latest version of Zoom will now receive notice about who can see their registration information and how it is used before they consent to participate in meetings and online seminars that require registration. When registering, users will receive prominent and clear notice that the event host can see personal information that users choose to provide during registration, and that the host may use this information under the host’s terms and privacy policy. This notice provides users with the ability to make an informed choice before registering for an event.
Recorded and livestreamed meetings
Users will now be notified when a meeting they are in is being recorded or livestreamed, along with information about who can see and share the recording and livestream. The user can consent to stay in the meeting or to leave the meeting if they wish. In addition, users joining a recorded meeting in progress will have their audio and video automatically muted until they click "continue" in the dialog box. These notices will be displayed to all guests joining a meeting or livestream outside the account’s organization, regardless of the account owner’s settings.
User profile notification
Users will now see a prominent notification at the top of their Zoom profile page that information included in their profile settings — such as their name, profile picture, and email address — may be visible to other meeting participants. The notification also reminds users that, if they are signed into Zoom, this information may also be accessed by the account owner and any hosts of meetings and webinars they join. The account owner and other participants can share this information with others.
Coming soon: Active Apps Notifier
Amid the rapid growth of Zoom's partner network and the increased ability to combine a range of apps directly into the platform, Zoom decided to enable users to know which apps are open during meetings, and that their details could be transferred to a third party. In the next update, the Active Apps Notifier will automatically send a notification to all participants when a meeting host uses an external app. Clicking on the app will enable everyone to see which information is being shared with it, and which information is open to a third party.
For iPad users: support for Zoom users who like to move around
Zoom now supports Center Stage, a new option for Apple’s 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models, which uses the ultrawide front camera and machine learning to keep the user in frame as the user moves, enabling the user to move around freely during the conversation. This function even recognizes when others join or exit the frame, automatically adjusting to fit everyone in.
For iPad users: up to 48 video tiles in Gallery View
Zoom expanded the Gallery View for previous iPad models to up to 25 video tiles, but those using Zoom on the 12.9-inch iPad Pro can now see more participants in a meeting - up to 48 video tiles - allowing them to better connect in large meetings. Even if the user does not have one of the latest iPad models, many of the models already enable expanded Gallery View, and those users will see a few additional participants on a single screen, depending on the device.
