Zoom users must update the desktop app to continue joining meetingsZoom is rolling out new GCM encryption, beginning May 30.
What you need to know
Zoom is rolling out GCM encryption across its platform this weekend.
That means if you want to keep using Zoom and joining meetings, you need to update.
If you can't update the desktop client, you can use the mobile app or the web client instead
Popular video-conferencing app Zoom has announced that users must update their desktop client after this weekend in order to continue joining meetings, as it rolls out GCM encryption for all Zoom meetings.
Zoom announced that it would begin enabling GCM encryption on May 30, at 01:00 PDT. The update is a really welcome boost to Zoom's security, which was found to be lacking following the app's meteoric rise thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Whilst not as good as end-to-end encryption, GCM, or (Galois/Counter Mode) is a higher-quality security system, perfect for video conferencing, because it uses a stream cipher, rather than a block cipher. Zoom's update not...
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Zoom users must update the desktop app to continue joining meetings