The Federal Trade Commission said it had settled a case with Zoom Video Communications Inc. over how the videoconferencing platform that has enjoyed mass popularity during the pandemic handles user privacy.

The FTC, in its complaint, alleged that Zoom for at least the past four years promised users a level of data encryption it didn’t provide. The company has previously said it was working to improve its encryption levels to help safeguard data.

As…

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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