Zoom employee secretly censored users on behalf of China, alleges DOJ

A senior Zoom employee falsely accused users of supporting terrorism and distributing child sexual abuse material in an effort to stop them from talking about the Tiananmen Square massacre, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

In a lengthy criminal complaint, the DOJ details how the employee, Xinjiang Jin, worked to spy on and censor Zoom users across the globe. Notably, the complaint doesn't mention the popular videoconferencing company by name, however, it is clear from the document that Zoom is the company in question. 

As an accompanying DOJ press release makes clear, Jin is accused of reporting straight to People's Republic of China intelligence services. His plot allegedly revolved around Zoom meetings planned for the summer of 2020. The intention of the meetings was to commemorate the June 4, 1989, Tiananmen Square massacre.  Read more...