TFIPOST हिन्दी
TFIPOST Global
Tfipost.com
Tfipost.com
No Result
View All Result
  • Premium
  • Politics
    • All
    • Analysis
    • Opinions
    • Trending
    Will Khamenei Hit Back by Closing the Strait of Hormuz?

    U.S. Attacks Iran: Will Khamenei Hit Back by Closing the Strait of Hormuz?

    Trump Warns of More Attacks as Region Teeters on Brink

    US Strikes Key Iranian Nuclear Sites: Trump Warns of More Attacks as Region Teeters on Brink

    google maps shows akbar road as maharana pratap road

    Google Maps Shows Delhi’s Akbar Road as Maharana Pratap Road, Sparks Debate

    Air India Shake-up: DGCA Removes Top Brass Over Crew Duty Violations

    Air India Shake-up: DGCA Removes Top Brass Over Crew Duty Violations

    • Analysis
    • Opinions
    • Trending
  • Economy
    • All
    • Business
    • Economy1
    • Finance
    India Makes Global Strides in QS Rankings 2026 with Record 54 Institutions

    India’s Education Sector Makes Global Strides in QS Rankings 2026 with Record 54 Institutions

    Get Insurance: Secure your Tomorrow with Confidence

    Get Insurance: Secure your Tomorrow with Confidence

    real estate

    US Firms Hit All-Time High in Office Space Leasing Across India: Report

    PM Narendra Modia

    11 Years of Modi Govt: Making Welfare Seamless with Direct Benefit Transfers, DigiLocker, UMANG

    • Business
    • Finance
  • Defense
    • All
    • Defence
    • Strategy
    • Weaponry
    ICRA’s analysis highlights that defence companies are benefitting from strong execution progress

    India’s Defense Sector Set for 15–17% Growth in FY26: ICRA Report

    India’s Hypersonic Glide Missile Nears Completion, Says DRDO Chief

    India’s Hypersonic Glide Missile Nears Completion, Says DRDO Chief

    British F-35 Fighter Jet Stranded: Technical Glitch Grounds Stealth Aircraft

    British F-35 Fighter Jet Stranded in India for 4 Days: Technical Glitch Grounds Stealth Aircraft

    reliance infrastructure in strategic partnership

    Reliance Infrastructure and Dassault Aviation Expand Falcon Jet Manufacturing to India

    • Defence
    • Strategy
    • Weaponry
  • Geopolitics
    • All
    • Africa
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Europe
    • South Asia
    • West Asia
    Will Khamenei Hit Back by Closing the Strait of Hormuz?

    U.S. Attacks Iran: Will Khamenei Hit Back by Closing the Strait of Hormuz?

    Trump Warns of More Attacks as Region Teeters on Brink

    US Strikes Key Iranian Nuclear Sites: Trump Warns of More Attacks as Region Teeters on Brink

    India- Pak war dents America's rebound

    Indo-Pak War 2025 Dents America’s Rebound

    PM Modi’s July Diplomacy Drive: Five-Nation Tour to Boost India’s Global Influence

    PM Modi’s July Diplomacy Drive: Five-Nation Tour to Boost India’s Global Influence

    • Africa
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Europe
    • South Asia
    • West Asia
  • Knowledge
    • All
    • Culture
    • Education
    • History
    • Indology
    Kamakhya Devi Temple- Ambubachi Mela

    Where the Goddess Bleeds: Inside the Sacred Mysteries of Kamakhya Temple

    Yoga as India's soft power

    As the World Bends, India Leads: Yoga Day and the Quiet Strength of Soft Power

    India Makes Global Strides in QS Rankings 2026 with Record 54 Institutions

    India’s Education Sector Makes Global Strides in QS Rankings 2026 with Record 54 Institutions

    jagannath rath yatra

    Everything You Need to Know About Jagannath Rath Yatra: History, Significance, Rituals, and Celebrations

    • Culture
    • History
    • Indology
  • Law
  • Lounge
    • All
    • Books
    • Cinema
    • Entertainment
    • Food
    • Games
    • Health
    • Lifestyle
    • Satire
    • Sports
    • technology
    • Travel
    mistakes to avoid during yoga

    6 Common Yoga Mistakes to Avoid for a Better Practice

    Yoga as India's soft power

    As the World Bends, India Leads: Yoga Day and the Quiet Strength of Soft Power

    Troubleshooting LED Power Supply Issues: A Step-by-Step Guide

    Troubleshooting LED Power Supply Issues: A Step-by-Step Guide

    Lenacapavir becomes first FDA-approved HIV preventive drug

    FDA Approves First Twice-Yearly HIV Prevention Shot: Lenacapavir

    • Books
    • Cinema
    • Food
    • Health
    • Sports
    • technology
    • Travel
    • Satire
Tfipost.com
  • Premium
  • Politics
    • All
    • Analysis
    • Opinions
    • Trending
    Will Khamenei Hit Back by Closing the Strait of Hormuz?

    U.S. Attacks Iran: Will Khamenei Hit Back by Closing the Strait of Hormuz?

    Trump Warns of More Attacks as Region Teeters on Brink

    US Strikes Key Iranian Nuclear Sites: Trump Warns of More Attacks as Region Teeters on Brink

    google maps shows akbar road as maharana pratap road

    Google Maps Shows Delhi’s Akbar Road as Maharana Pratap Road, Sparks Debate

    Air India Shake-up: DGCA Removes Top Brass Over Crew Duty Violations

    Air India Shake-up: DGCA Removes Top Brass Over Crew Duty Violations

    • Analysis
    • Opinions
    • Trending
  • Economy
    • All
    • Business
    • Economy1
    • Finance
    India Makes Global Strides in QS Rankings 2026 with Record 54 Institutions

    India’s Education Sector Makes Global Strides in QS Rankings 2026 with Record 54 Institutions

    Get Insurance: Secure your Tomorrow with Confidence

    Get Insurance: Secure your Tomorrow with Confidence

    real estate

    US Firms Hit All-Time High in Office Space Leasing Across India: Report

    PM Narendra Modia

    11 Years of Modi Govt: Making Welfare Seamless with Direct Benefit Transfers, DigiLocker, UMANG

    • Business
    • Finance
  • Defense
    • All
    • Defence
    • Strategy
    • Weaponry
    ICRA’s analysis highlights that defence companies are benefitting from strong execution progress

    India’s Defense Sector Set for 15–17% Growth in FY26: ICRA Report

    India’s Hypersonic Glide Missile Nears Completion, Says DRDO Chief

    India’s Hypersonic Glide Missile Nears Completion, Says DRDO Chief

    British F-35 Fighter Jet Stranded: Technical Glitch Grounds Stealth Aircraft

    British F-35 Fighter Jet Stranded in India for 4 Days: Technical Glitch Grounds Stealth Aircraft

    reliance infrastructure in strategic partnership

    Reliance Infrastructure and Dassault Aviation Expand Falcon Jet Manufacturing to India

    • Defence
    • Strategy
    • Weaponry
  • Geopolitics
    • All
    • Africa
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Europe
    • South Asia
    • West Asia
    Will Khamenei Hit Back by Closing the Strait of Hormuz?

    U.S. Attacks Iran: Will Khamenei Hit Back by Closing the Strait of Hormuz?

    Trump Warns of More Attacks as Region Teeters on Brink

    US Strikes Key Iranian Nuclear Sites: Trump Warns of More Attacks as Region Teeters on Brink

    India- Pak war dents America's rebound

    Indo-Pak War 2025 Dents America’s Rebound

    PM Modi’s July Diplomacy Drive: Five-Nation Tour to Boost India’s Global Influence

    PM Modi’s July Diplomacy Drive: Five-Nation Tour to Boost India’s Global Influence

    • Africa
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Europe
    • South Asia
    • West Asia
  • Knowledge
    • All
    • Culture
    • Education
    • History
    • Indology
    Kamakhya Devi Temple- Ambubachi Mela

    Where the Goddess Bleeds: Inside the Sacred Mysteries of Kamakhya Temple

    Yoga as India's soft power

    As the World Bends, India Leads: Yoga Day and the Quiet Strength of Soft Power

    India Makes Global Strides in QS Rankings 2026 with Record 54 Institutions

    India’s Education Sector Makes Global Strides in QS Rankings 2026 with Record 54 Institutions

    jagannath rath yatra

    Everything You Need to Know About Jagannath Rath Yatra: History, Significance, Rituals, and Celebrations

    • Culture
    • History
    • Indology
  • Law
  • Lounge
    • All
    • Books
    • Cinema
    • Entertainment
    • Food
    • Games
    • Health
    • Lifestyle
    • Satire
    • Sports
    • technology
    • Travel
    mistakes to avoid during yoga

    6 Common Yoga Mistakes to Avoid for a Better Practice

    Yoga as India's soft power

    As the World Bends, India Leads: Yoga Day and the Quiet Strength of Soft Power

    Troubleshooting LED Power Supply Issues: A Step-by-Step Guide

    Troubleshooting LED Power Supply Issues: A Step-by-Step Guide

    Lenacapavir becomes first FDA-approved HIV preventive drug

    FDA Approves First Twice-Yearly HIV Prevention Shot: Lenacapavir

    • Books
    • Cinema
    • Food
    • Health
    • Sports
    • technology
    • Travel
    • Satire
No Result
View All Result
Tfipost.com
Tfipost.com
No Result
View All Result
  • Premium
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Defense
  • Geopolitics
  • Knowledge
  • Law
  • Lounge

‘We admit that your calls were routed through China,’ Zoom app gets caught red-handed as governments across the world use it

Abhinav Singh by Abhinav Singh
8 April 2020
in Opinions
zoom app, eric yuan
Share on FacebookShare on X

The Wuhan virus pandemic has reduced the entire planet to the confines of their households. In such trying times, the work, studies and everything in between has taken a hit. But a video conferencing app by the name Zoom has seen a huge spike in popularity amidst the pandemic. The Zoom app is now being used by millions for work and social gatherings since quarantines were imposed. Governments across the world are also using the app to conduct several high-profile meetings. Zoom has now been involved in a major controversy around privacy and security issues.

Zoom was started in 2011 by Chinese software engineer Eric Yuan and the company is based in California’s Silicon Valley. Despite being based in the US, the company has admitted that it routed ‘some’ of the calls through China, that is, user data was allowed to flow through two Chinese data centers. This puts at grave risk politicians, government officials and CEOs across the world including in India. 

RelatedPosts

Taiwan’s Hypersonic Qingtian Missile: A strong statement to Beijing amid escalating tensions

India China Relations: Takshila survey shows popular trust in Modi government’ policy

China shows its true colors yet again

Load More

It traveled via China, especially the video calls by non-Chinese users and calls that took place since February. Zoom admitted it was a mistake. They were reportedly trying to cope with increased traffic as lockdowns began and traffic increased.

The AES-128 keys, which are sufficient to decrypt Zoom packets intercepted in Internet traffic, appear to be generated by Zoom servers, and in some cases, are delivered to participants in a Zoom meeting through servers in Beijing, even when all meeting participants, and the Zoom subscriber’s company, are outside of China.

In a blog released by the company, it has also admitted to not using true end-to-end encryption. Typically, the term “end-to-end encrypted” means that only the parties to the communication can access it (and not any middlemen that relay the communication). But a mere look at the blog will make you understand that Zoom’s definition of end-to-end encryption is starkly different from the conventional.

zoom app

While Zoom is headquartered in the United States, and listed on the NASDAQ, the mainline Zoom app appears to be developed by three companies in China. A research group from the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab highlighted that Zoom has several hundred employees in mainland China. The Chinese authorities might try to coax its way into the app to use it for surveillance and securing sensitive data—given it isn’t already doing so. The US-based company employs at least 700 employees in China (through its affiliates) that work in “research and development.”

This is not the first time that Zoom has been found in a pickle. It has a troubled history since its inception. Zoom has had security flaws in the past, including a vulnerability that allowed an attacker to remove attendees from meetings, spoof messages from users and hijack shared screens. Another saw Mac users forced into calls without their knowledge.

The platform is riddled with numerous security issues, Zoom has paused all feature updates for 90 days. The app’s privacy policy gave it the right to utilize users’ personal data and also shared it with third-party marketers.

As a panic countermeasure to mitigate any possible loss, Zoom quickly rewrote its policy and asserted that it does not sell personal data but concerns remain as hackers can steal windows passwords and inject malware. The biggest issue of all is with the encrypting and securing of calls.

As a result, Zoom has already been banned in Taiwan by the government amidst rising concerns over the apps security features. The lapses have also driven away customers that include the likes of Elon Musk, who has banned the use of Zoom for SpaceX and Tesla due to privacy concerns. New York City has directed its schools — a system with more than 1.1 million students — to move away from using Zoom as soon as possible.

The app has glaring holes in its operations and therefore the users need to be wary of it. Particularly, the government officials—a picture is doing the round where India’s Defence minister Rajnath Singh could be seen using the Zoom app to address a meeting with Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat.

Zoom claims it offers end-to-end encryption. But a probe finds that Zoom meetings are potentially compromised when keys for encrypting and decrypting are transmitted to servers in China: https://t.co/HiJyr0Q9fG. The last thing the Indian defense minister should be doing is this! pic.twitter.com/zQ9VErzxxy

— Brahma Chellaney (@Chellaney) April 6, 2020

The app is not safe for use by any means whatsoever and in the day and age when privacy is the most prized commodity, using Zoom is a sure shot way to compromise it. Unless the company really gets its act together and fixes the obvious and glaring chinks in the armor, the users should steer away from using it.

Tags: Taiwanvideo conferencingzoom app
Share1771TweetSend
Previous Post

‘Beijing officially disapproves,’ China tries to scare it off but The Daily Telegraph refuses to be bullied, tears China apart

Next Post

‘HCQ is not effective,’ Global media desperately tries to downplay ‘wonder drug’ because it gives India an advantage

Related Posts

way ahead of G7 summit
Opinions

When The Summit Became A Stage: The G7, Trump’s Exit, And Fractured World

17 June 2025

In the crisp alpine air of Kananaskis, nestled amidst the brooding Rockies of Alberta, world leaders gathered to forge...

The Tale of how Operation Sindoor Silenced Satyapal Malik and His Echo Chamber
Opinions

Operation Sindoor Success: Satyapal Malik and ilks disappears into abyss of silence

8 May 2025

On May 6, former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik appeared in a much-publicised interview with controversial journalist Karan...

Operation Sindoor
Defense

Why Operation Sindoor? Because No One Touches the Sindoor of an Indian Woman Without Consequence

7 May 2025

In a rapid and decisive response to the Pahalgam Islamist attack that claimed the lives of 26 innocent tourists...

Load More

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

I agree to the Terms of use and Privacy Policy.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Currently Playing

when the God leaves the temple to be with his devotees.

when the God leaves the temple to be with his devotees.

00:05:31

R.P. Singh Exposes AAP: Following Indira's Model of Separatist Appeasement?

00:11:04

kamakhya Devi and the Power of Menstruation: Ambubachi Mela Explained.

00:04:47

From love to murder- how five plots took down raja raghuvanshi

00:04:38

Marriage gone murderous: expert explains the gruesome murder case.

00:13:01
Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube
tfipostTfipost.com
Right Wing | News Analysis | Indian Opinion
  • About us
  • Careers
  • Brand Partnerships
  • Terms of use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Sitemap

©2025 TFI Media Private Limited

No Result
View All Result
  • Premium
  • Politics
    • Analysis
    • Opinions
    • Trending
  • Economy
    • Business
    • Finance
  • Defense
    • Defence
    • Strategy
    • Weaponry
  • Geopolitics
    • Africa
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Europe
    • South Asia
    • West Asia
  • Knowledge
    • Culture
    • History
    • Indology
  • Law
  • Lounge
    • Books
    • Cinema
    • Food
    • Health
    • Sports
    • technology
    • Travel
    • Satire
TFIPOST हिन्दी
TFIPOST Global

©2025 TFI Media Private Limited