All Harvard Zoom Meetings To Require Password, Restrict Screen Sharing Beginning Wednesday
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All Harvard Zoom Meetings To Require Password, Restrict Screen Sharing Beginning Wednesday

Amid nationwide reports of so-called “Zoombombing,” Harvard University Information Technology will activate password protection by default on all Harvard meetings held over Zoom beginning Wednesday. As the number of Zoom users across the world has skyrocketed, the company has faced criticism over its privacy and cybersecurity features.

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Zoom is an American video conferencing app and gained massive popularity in recent days, but there is an issue. The default settings of Zoom are configured in such a way that allows trolls to invade meetings, in what is now known as “zoombombing.” Some “zoombombers” have taken advantage of the app’s screen-sharing feature to join online meetings uninvited, and at times showing inappropriate content such as violent images and pornography.

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