After a series of security missteps, Zoom CEO Eric S. Yuan announced a six month feature update freeze, saying the company would make privacy and security its priority. This comes as Zoom claimed its user base ballooned from 10 million to 200 million in a matter of months due to lockdowns around the world, following the COVID-19 pandemic.What Zoom claims to do during the 90-day feature freeze period: Yuan said that the company would hire external security researchers to audit the service. The company will also remove the controversial attention tracking feature, where a call's host can see if other participants have Zoom selected as the main window. The company will prepare a a transparency report, detailing information related to requests for data, records, or content. Yuan added that he would personally host a weekly webinar updating users on privacy-related…
