{"id":1710,"date":"2020-04-09T17:40:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T17:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/?p=2504269"},"modified":"2020-04-09T17:40:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T17:40:00","slug":"google-bans-its-employees-from-using-zoom-over-security-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/04\/09\/google-bans-its-employees-from-using-zoom-over-security-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Google bans its employees from using Zoom over security concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/span>Illustration by Alex Castro \/ The Verge<\/small><\/p>\n

Google is issuing a ban on the use of the Zoom teleconferencing platform for employees. The company is citing security concerns with the app that have arisen since Zoom became one of the most popular services for free video chatting during the COVID-19 pandemic. The news was firstreported byBuzzFeed News<\/em>earlier today.<\/p>\n

Google emailed employees last week about the ban, telling workers who had the Zoom app installed on their Google-provided machines that the software would soon no longer function. It is worth noting that Google offers its own enterprise Zoom competitor called Meet as part of its G Suite offering.<\/p>\n

“We have long had a policy of not allowing employees to use unapproved apps for work that are outside of our corporate network,” Google spokesperson Jose Castaneda tellsThe Verge<\/em>. “Recently, our security team informed employees using Zoom Desktop Client that it will no longer run on corporate computers as it does not meet our security standards for apps used by our employees. Employees who have been using Zoom to stay in touch with family and friends can continue to do so through a web browser or via mobile.”<\/p>\n