![]() That caused a backlash against Zoom early in the pandemic. In April 2020, New York City public schools passed to ban Zoom meetings, and other school systems did the same, although New York lifted the Zoom ban a month later. With all these issues, people have been looking for alternatives to Zoom, so check out our Skype vs Zoom face-off to see how an old video app has adapted for video conferencing. We also compared Zoom vs Google Hangouts. Unless you’re discussing state or company secrets or disclosing personal health information to a patient, Zoom should be fine.įor school classes, after-work gatherings, or even workplace meetings that stick to routine business, there isn’t much risk in using Zoom. ![]() Kids will probably keep coming to it as they can even use Snapchat filters on Zoom. Join Zoom meetings through your web browser instead of through the Zoom desktop software. The web browser version gets security improvements faster. “The web version is sandboxed in the browser and doesn’t have the permissions that an installed app has, limiting the amount of damage it could potentially cause,” notes information security firm Kaspersky. When you click on a link to join a meeting, your browser opens a new tab and prompts you to use or install the Zoom desktop software. But in the fine print there is a link to join from your browser. If you’re hosting a Zoom meeting, asks the meeting participants to log in with a password. That makes Zoom bombings much less likely. Set up two-factor authentication for your Zoom account.
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