HISTORICAL FACTS: 20 - Caught on Camera

Is remote work over? Zoom tells staff to ‘come back to the office’

Videoconferencing giant backs ‘structured hybrid approach’ for staff living within 50 miles of an office

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023

FACT FOCUS: Zoom says it isn’t training AI on calls without consent. But other data is fair game

An update to Zoom’s terms of service is worrying some online that the company now has permission to use their videos and chat logs for artificial intelligence training with no ability to opt out

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023

The OG MasterChef Judges Revealed They’re Reuniting Via Zoom & I Wish George’s Wifi Dropped Out

The unholy culinary trinity Gary Mehigan, Matt Preston and George Calombaris — AKA the OG judges of MasterChef Australia — have reunited in a Zoom call, and rumours are swirling that they’re cooking up something BIG. In a recent Instagram post by Calombaris — clutch your salaries rn — shared…

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 9, 2023

Zoom responds to controversy, confirms customer consent is needed to train AI

Zoom's terms of service were unclear on if users could opt out of having data used to train AI models. The company has since clarified how and when customers can consent to data being used.

Windows Central · Aug 8, 2023

Zoom steps back on user data AI training policy following massive outcry

Zoom confirms that audio, video, and chat customer content are not used without consent, but guests have no choice.

TechRadar · Aug 8, 2023

The clicking of your keyboard may be enough for AI to steal your data, even over a video call

A team of researchers from Cornell University have discovered a new cyberattack that utilizes AI trained on keyboard audio to determine what was typed with 95% accuracy.

Windows Central · Aug 8, 2023

‘Irony’ as Zoom calls staff back to office

The company that epitomised the trend of working from home during the Covid pandemic is telling its employees to come back to the office. Zoom said it’s now enforcing a “structured hybrid approach”, meaning that employees who live near an office “need to be onsite two days a week” because…

The Week · Aug 8, 2023

Now even Zoom tells staff: ‘Come back to the office’

Videoconferencing giant backs ‘structured hybrid approach’ for staff living within 50 miles of an office

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023

Zoom orders staff to come into office at least two days a week

Zoom, the video calling company which became a household name during the pandemic, has ordered its workers to go back to the office.

Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2023

Zoom tells staff to come into the office at least two days a week

Policy to apply to those living within 50 miles and follows fall in post- pandemic demand for video-conferencing services

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2023