Free users in mainland China can continue to join meetings hosted by registered customers, whereas new user registrations are available only for enterprise customers who sign up through authorized sales representatives, the company said.
The move is targeted at reducing the company’s exposure to China with consumers flocking to Zoom, said DA Davidson analyst Rishi Jaluria.
“The China exposure has become a bit of a concern from a media perspective, especially after reports that some data was routed through a server in China,” Jaluria said.
Nikkei first reported on the development saying the restriction on Chinese individual accounts on the Zoom app was due to "regulatory requirements" in the country and the company has come under scrutiny from both the United States and China as trade tensions intensified. (s.nikkei.com/2Zfzjh6)
The coronavirus-led lockdowns of millions of people globally have driven huge growth in use of platforms such as Zoom, as families and organizations use its software to connect.
However, Zoom faced a backlash from cyber security experts and users alike over a number of privacy and security issues that caused it to pause new feature development for 90 days.
Shares of the company were up 3% to $169.63 in morning trade.
Reporting by Rebekah Mathew and Neha Malara in Bengaluru; Editing by Shou
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-z...-idUSKBN22V1AN
It seem that Zoom App has became unobjective to mainland china due espionage issues they had faced (we will see what policies the company may face by mainland government) The company took more steps to keep their app away from security leakage. However those actions actually too late. People are looking any alternatives to ensure their privacy unseen by unwanted country
It will be a step forward issue for many companies arround the globe. If they has select The USA as their heaven treasurry investments so don't try to take stupid action like zoom did.
