Zoom is under scrutiny from the New York Attorney General for its privacy practices (ZM)

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• Zoom is under scrutiny by the New York Attorney General's office for its data privacy and security practices. 
• The NY attorney general's office sent a letter to Zoom asking what new security measures the company has put in place, if any, to handle its huge surge in usage, according to the New York Times, and how it's handling the data privacy of children especially.
• Zoom told Business Insider that it received the letter and that the company will be providing the attorney general's office with the requested information. 
• Internet trolls have been infiltrating Zoom calls to share indecent images or other spam, a phenomenon called 'Zoombombing.' 
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Zoom is now under scrutiny by the New York Attorney General's office for its data privacy and security practices. On Monday, the NY attorney general's office sent a letter to Zoom asking what new security measures the company has put in place, if any, to handle its huge surge in usage, according to the New York Times. 

Zoom confirmed to Business Insider that it recieved the letter and that the company will be providing the attorney general's office with the requested information. 

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