![]() ![]() Zoombombing is where outsiders hijack Zoom meetings and display pornography, use racist language or post other disturbing content. They intend to seek up to $21.25 million for legal fees. 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. Saturday's settlement came after Koh on March 11 let the plaintiffs pursue some contract-based claims. ![]() In a statement on Sunday, Zoom said: "The privacy and security of our users are top priorities for Zoom, and we take seriously the trust our users place in us." The San Jose-based company denied wrongdoing in agreeing to settle. ![]() Zoom agreed to security measures including alerting users when meeting hosts or other participants use third-party apps in meetings, and to provide specialized training to employees on privacy and data handling. Subscribers in the proposed class action would be eligible for 15% refunds on their core subscriptions or $25, whichever is larger, while others could receive up to $15. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California. Aug 1 (Reuters) - Zoom Video Communications Inc (ZM.O) 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.Ī preliminary settlement filed on Saturday afternoon requires approval by U.S. ![]()
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