
It is is those users who have complained that Zoom seems to be keeping the microphone on constantly, despite not being on a call.Ī spokesperson for Zoom commented on the problem which they say has fixed the issue and that there were no privacy concerns: It means that many users end up leaving the app running in the background even when not actively using it. Zoom was bedeviled by security issues early in 2020 after stay-at-home orders transformed the company’s videoconferencing service from a niche product into a cultural phenomenon.Īlmost overnight it became the go-to venue for business meetings, schools, social gatherings and, in a deadly global pandemic, funerals.Įven with some workers having returned to their offices, many people still use the tool as a videophone app.


'At this point, it looks like it's safest to only run Zoom while on active calls and keep it quit otherwise.'
