Zoom backtracks, fixes security vulnerability after user outcry

Sometimes, it only takes the security experts, the media, and users to collectively say "hell no" to make a company reconsider a controversial feature. 

After a security researcher had discovered a flaw in videoconferencing service Zoom's Mac client, stemming from the fact that the client installs a web server on the user's computer, Zoom initially held its ground, saying the vulnerabilities found are "low risk" and calling the web server a "legitimate solution."

But just one day later, Zoom reversed course, issuing a patch that fully removes the local web server entirely, thus solving the security flaws as well. Read more...