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As usage booms amid coronavirus crisis, Zoom’s R&D presence in China under scrutiny By James Rogers | Fox NewsZoom Video Communications, which is enjoying a boom in use as people flock to its service amid the coronavirus outbreak, is attracting attention over its R&D (Research and Development) presence in China.The video conferencing specialist, which went public in April 2019, is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., but has said that much of its product development work is done in China. With Zoom in the spotlight, this R&D presence has also been attracting attention.“Most of Zoom’s engineering team is based in China,†Jacob Helberg, an adjunct fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, tweeted on Monday. “Conducting sensitive conversations on a platform vulnerable to data collection by the CCP should give pause to those concerned with protecting company or government secrets.â€Read more at: https://www.foxnews.com/tech/coronavirus-crisis-zooms-presence-china-under-scrutiny
Tom Cotton@SenTomCottonFurther, Zoom has outsourced its R&D to engineers in China. As we know from Huawei, TikTok, and other tech companies in China, the Communist Party can demand full access to their data—your information—at any time.https://foxnews.com/tech/coronavirus-crisis-zooms-presence-china-under-scrutiny.
Tom Cotton@SenTomCotton·13mReplying to @SenTomCottonZoom’s ties to China deserve closer scrutiny, particularly during this crisis when millions of Americans, including government employees, rely on videoconferencing to work remotely.