New Delhi, May 23<\/p>\n
Video meet app Zoom on Friday announced that after May 30, all its clients on older versions would receive a forced 5.0 update when trying to join meetings as GCM encryption would be fully enabled across the platform.<\/p>\n
After facing several security and privacy issues, Zoom last month released a much-awaited 5.0 update to its popular video conferencing service with several security and privacy improvements.<\/p>\n
Please update all your clients to Zoom 5.0. After May 30 all Zoom clients on older versions will receive a forced update when trying to join meetings as GCM encryption will be fully enabled across the Zoom platform, the company said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The new features include improved AES 256-bit GCM encryption, data routing control, improved host controls and more for its over 300 million daily users globally.<\/p>\n
With the new update, a new encryption shield appears in the upper left of your Zoom Meeting window and indicates a secure, encrypted meeting and Now, meeting hosts and co-hosts can report a user in their meeting who is misusing the Zoom platform.<\/p>\n
After May 30, the shield will be green for all users, denoting enhanced GCM encryption. Clicking the icon also takes the user to the Statistics page for additional encryption details.<\/p>\n
Additionally, meeting hosts can now select data center regions at the scheduling level for meetings and webinars.<\/p>\n
The Zoom client also shows which data centre the user is connected to in the Info icon in the upper left of your Zoom window.<\/p>\n
With a new UI update, hosts can clearly decide between ending or leaving a meeting.<\/p>\n
If the host leaves, they can now easily select a new host and have the confidence that the right person is left with host privileges, said the company. IANS<\/p>\n
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