Google Bans Employee Use of Zoom Over Security Vulnerabilities
Google blocks its workforce from installing the Zoom desktop client on company devices due to unresolved security issues. The tech giant instead directs employees to use web or mobile versions for personal calls while relying on its own Google Meet for business.
Google blocks all employees from using the Zoom desktop client on their company devices, citing unresolved security concerns. An internal email from the company's security team states that the application does not meet Google's strict security standards for corporate machines.
Workers still have the option to access Zoom through a web browser or a mobile device to communicate with family and friends, but they must use Google's own competing service, Google Meet, for professional video conferencing. This move places Google alongside other major organizations like SpaceX, New York City schools, and the German health ministry in banning the popular app.
Zoom faces intense scrutiny as multiple privacy and security flaws emerge over the past month, prompting a recent shareholder lawsuit. In response, the company's CEO apologizes for the mishaps, pauses all new feature development for 90 days to focus entirely on security, and hires former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos as an outside consultant.