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Re:Zoom says it won’t encrypt free calls so it can work more... by zys5945 on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @12:49PM (#23405546)
I don't think zoom provides e2e encryption. iirc zoom decrypts all messages at their server before encrypting it again and forwarding it to the destination.
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Re:Zoom says it won’t encrypt free calls so it can work more... by jrochkind1 on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @04:08PM (#23408042)
Huh, right.. so this makes it all even more confusing.

Are they saying that WHEN they implement true e2e encryption, it will only be for paid accounts?

Or are they saying the encryption they've already got, which they are inaccurately calling "e2e" when it is not, was formerly enabled for free accounts, but no longer will be?

Or something else?

(Who would have thunk that lying and calling something "e2e" that wasn't would end up confusing!)

I also still don't understand if you get the encryption (whichever one they are disabling for free accounts) if the 'host' is a paid account but some/all of guests are not...

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Re:Zoom says it won’t encrypt free calls so it can work more... by Technetium on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @12:57PM (#23405667)
Exactly this. End to end encryption does NOT mean "Encrypted on each end but not in the middle".
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