Thousands petition Zoom over end-to-end encryption on calls

Mozilla and the Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) have presented an open letter to Zoom after it said it would require customers to pay for end-to-end encryption. The letter, signed by over 19,000 internet users, says that "best-in-class security should not be something that only the wealthy or businesses can afford." The video conferencing software saw use boom during the coronavirus pandemic, as did other video calling applications such as Microsoft Teams and Houseparty. However, comments from its CEO Eric Yuan that the company would not encrypt conversations for free users so it can work better with law enforcement raised concerns for user security. The company had also shut down the account of a Tiananmen Square activist, who had a paid account, at the behest of the Chinese government.