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.
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In addition, users who 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 disgruntled customers and businesses filed 14 lawsuits at the start of the pandemic, alleging that Zoom misled users about its security measures.
The omnipresent video conferencing company was accused of 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 elementary school students to adult images during a Zoom physical education class last August.
A class-action website where Zoom users may collect their payment has not yet been published.
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