If you have used Zoom in the past five years, you may be entitled to a cash settlement from the teleconferencing software company.
In the past week, Zoom agreed to an $85 million settlement which, pending approval by the Northern District of California, would allow people who used Zoom from March 30, 2016 to July 30, 2021 to claim at least $15 from the fund.
In addition, users that paid for a personal-level Zoom subscription could receive $25 or 15% of however much they paid for the premium version of the software, depending on which amount is higher.
The settlement comes after 14 lawsuits were filed by disgruntled customers and businesses at the start of the pandemic, alleging that Zoom misled users about its security measures.
The omnipresent video conferencing company was accused of allegedly violating users’ privacy by sharing their data with third parties such as Facebook, Google and Microsoft-owned LinkedIn and enabling "Zoombombing" incidents. In one instance of "Zoombombing", hackers exposed East Bay elementary school students to adult images during a Zoom P.E. class last August.
A class-action website where Zoom users may collect their payment has not yet been published.
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