Zoom has two main ways to stop anybody butting into meetings, which are now turned on by default after a number of security issues.Īll Zoom calls are password protected by default, meaning that even if a stranger stumbles across a meeting's ID – the unique 10-number address for each call – they still won't be able to get in automatically. There are things you can do in advance to make sure that you – and the people you are talking with over Zoom – are protected from hackers or strangers butting into calls. Several schools are banning the technology because of privacy concerns, and the ease in which students can share the link to access their lessons in the hope that strangers might disrupt teaching. The FBI is investigating after a number report's that pupil's Zoom meetings with their teachers were intercepted by pranksters.

Perhaps more concerningly, is the phenomenon of aforementioned zoom-bombing, where people join meetings unannounced, often screaming expletives or blasting pornographic images.

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