Zoom Announces an Official Settlement with the FTC Over False Encryption Claims

The Federal Trade Commission has announced an official settlement with video conferencing platform Zoom over false claims relating to Zoom’s security measures made earlier this year. As explained by the FTC: “Since at least 2016, Zoom misled users by touting that it offered “end-to-end, 256-bit encryption” to secure users’ communications, when in fact it provided a lower level…