Zoom app takes another hit as the US Senate and Google ban its use by employees

During the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, as people are working from home and social distancing, video-conferencing and video chat apps have gained a lot of popularity. One of the apps that has seen a spike in its usage is Zoom. However, with the growth in popularity, some privacy and have surfaced for the app and it has seen some criticism.

Now, that the US senate has advised its employees to restrain from using the app over the security and privacy issues it has experienced, such as sharing data with Facebook on the app’s back-end, alleged vulnerability to hackers, and a phenomenon, ...