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Zoom pays $85mn to settle lawsuit over privacy rights and Zoombombing
- Monday | 2nd August, 2021
(Reuters) -Zoom Video Communications Inc agreed to pay $85 million and bolster its security practices to settle a lawsuit claiming it violated users’ privacy rights by sharing personal data with Facebook, Google and LinkedIn, and letting hackers disrupt Zoom meetings in a practice called Zoombombing. A preliminary settlement filed on Saturday afternoon requires approval by US District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California. Though Zoom collected about $1.3 billion in Zoom Meetings subscriptions from class members, the plaintiffs’ lawyers called the $85 million settlement reasonable given the litigation risks. Zoombombing is where outsiders hijack Zoom meetings and display pornography, use racist language or post other disturbing content. The case is In re: Zoom Video Communications Inc Privacy Litigation, US District Court, Northern District of California, No.
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