Zoom video conferencing has faced some heavy criticism during the last months.
From questionable security practices to mistakes that could put personal information at risk. From their end-to-end encryption to Zoom Bombing (and even mistakes made by some users) their popularity has been seriously affected during these past couples of months.
At the same time, the company grew to become the most used video chat app in the world its vulnerabilities started making the headlines. And just like with other companies that have found themselves in precarious situations, right now it seems that people are waiting in line for an opportunity to strike them.
Zoom security issues are being addressed as they arise. Eric Yuan, founder, and CEO of Zoom has admitted their mistakes and acknowledged that they were unable to handle the speed at which everything happened.
“We moved too fast… and we had some missteps. We’ve learned our lessons and we’ve taken a step back to focus on privacy and security.” Eric said during an interview with CNN.
Zoom Alternatives
As they work on improving their security and privacy issues, the rest of the world can’t just stop and wait for the solution. So in the meantime, or even if you’re not interested in using their app again, there are a few video chat alternatives that you can start using right away.
Skype Meet Now
Microsoft’s popular platform, Skype, is very well known and has been around for quite some time now. This powerful platform offers a lot of the features that you would expect from such an app and even more with their paid plans.
Skype’s free plan supports up to 50 participants for an unlimited amount of time, including full functionality as a messaging app, and managing and controlling who can attend a meeting is pretty easy. Their call recording feature allows users to save and share a meeting after it’s been held.
Overall, Skype is a great and stable app backed up by giant Microsoft. The only downside is that even though calls are encrypted, they have still not implemented end-to-end encryption, so for calls in which sensitive information is going to be shared it might be better to use a different app.
FaceTime
This is a great alternative to Zoom. Apple’s FaceTime has also been around for quite a while, but like other apps in the Apple ecosystem, it is only available to people with access to Apple devices.
This is a very stable platform that allows users to add multiple people to a video chat. At the same time, it provides users with strong end-to-end encryption. This means that the only people that could be able to view your chats are you, and the one you’re communicating with.
Not even Apple could have access to your conversations and shared data unless they had physical access to your phone. This makes FaceTime a sweet alternative in terms of privacy and security.
