The iOS version of the Zoom application turns out to be secretly sending data to Facebook
In order to break the chain of the spread of the corona virus, now in various countries, people are urging people to spend time at their respective homes. Including in Indonesia, the government has closed all teaching and learning activities. Expected to be studying, and working from home at this time.
Alternatives that can be done at this time to support these activities can be done through the group video call application. One of the online learning applications that is currently popular is Zoom.
With the popularity of selected applications from several countries, it turns out that Zoom (iOS version) was caught sending data to Facebook secretly.
iOS Version ‘Zoom’ Online Learning Application Send User Data to Facebook Secretly
After Dafunda Tekno quoted from the Motherboard network analysis report, the data that Zoom sent to Facebook was a number of detailed user information.
The information that Zoom sends when the user opens the application starts from the user’s location, the smartphone model used, the cellular operator used. Up to a special ID that is used to place ads or third parties so that ads are targeted at users.
User policy page not available
More than that, what the Zoom application has done in the iOS version is not loaded by the developer on the user policy page.
A Facebook spokesperson told Motherboard that the developer is using the company’s SDK. In addition, application developers also need to be transparent and clear with users about the data sent by Facebook.
Until now there has been no confirmation from the developer regarding the issue of sending user data. Users hope that this incident must be followed up before Zoom application users get angry.
This kind of thing happens quite often when all user data information has been collected. The developers arbitrarily use the data for their benefit. Not thinking about the impact of what happens after the user’s personal data is submitted.
So what do you think, are you one of the people who use the Zoom application on iOS? then what is your opinion about the incident above, let’s give your opinion in the comments column below.
