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April 23, 2022 07:22 am
Original Link: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/04/23/0721242/zoom-agrees-to-historic-85-million-payout-for-graphic-zoombombing-claims?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
Zoom Agrees To 'Historic' $85 Million Payout For Graphic Zoombombing Claims
The Covid-19 pandemic brought on a surge of "zoom-bombing" as hackers and pranksters crashed into virtual meetings with abusive messages and imagery. Now, Zoom has agreed to a "historic" payout of $85m as part of a class-action settlement brought by its users, including church groups who said they were left traumatized by the disruptions. From a report: As part of the settlement agreement, Zoom Video Communications, the company behind the teleconference application that grew popular during the pandemic, will pay the $85m to users in cash compensation and also implement reforms to its business practices. On Thursday, federal judge Laurel Beeler of California granted final approval to the agreement which was first filed in July. The agreement was granted preliminary approval in October. The settlement stems from 14 class-action complaints filed against the San Jose-based company by users between March and May of 2020, in which they argued that the company violated their privacy and security.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/04/23/0721242/zoom-agrees-to-historic-85-million-payout-for-graphic-zoombombing-claims?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
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