The China connection may haunt Zoom in the US and India. The app remains under scrutiny.

The China connection may haunt Zoom in the US and India. The app remains under scrutiny.
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Zoom founder Eric Yuan poses in front of the Nasdaq building as the screen shows the logo of the company after the opening bell ceremony on April 18, 2019 in New York City.

Synopsis

CEO Eric Yuan has asserted that the Silicon Valley-based video-conferencing giant is an American company, but the popular app remains under scrutiny for its China policies and related privacy issues. Zoom is now moving to address those concerns, and offering end-to-end encryption to all in a step in that direction. Meanwhile, competition is also fast catching up with Zoom.

It’s riding the crest of a monster popularity wave globally, but ironically, it is also grappling with an identity crisis at the same time. Is Zoom an American or a Chinese company? CEO Eric Yuan has clarified on numerous occasions that the Silicon Valley-based video-conferencing giant is an American company, and yet the question refuses to go away. Its China policies and related privacy concerns remain under close scrutiny globally. In India,
( Originally published on Jun 30, 2020 )

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