Zoom will enable meeting passwords and virtual waiting rooms by default to help stop 'Zoombombing' incidents (ZM)

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• Zoom is improving the security settings on its app, after facing backlash from users.
• Starting April 5, Zoom will require passwords if a user tries to enter a meeting using just the meeting ID instead of the meeting invite link.
• It will also turn virtual waiting rooms on by default, so the meeting host will have to manually allow others to join the meeting.
• These changes are meant to prevent trolls or hackers from entering Zoom calls to share indecent messages or harass users — incidents called "Zoombombing."
• The new security enhancements come after Zoom CEO Eric Yuan apologized for the many privacy and security issues users found with the app and said the company will take steps to address it.
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Zoom is taking steps to make its app more secure, after facing backlash from users about the privacy and security settings of its product. 

Starting April 5, Zoom will require passwords if a user tries to enter a meeting using just the meeting ID instead of the meeting invite link. It will also make virtual waiting rooms on by default, so the meeting host had to manually allow others to join the meeting.

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