Taiwan bans official use of Zoom over cybersecurity concerns

Governments, companies and individuals around the world, including in Taiwan, have been using the app to conduct meetings remotely in an effort to minimise person-to-person contact amid the coronavirus pandemic. — Reuters

Taiwan barred all official use of Zoom, becoming one of the first governments to impose an outright ban on the popular video-conferencing app over mounting security concerns.

Agencies should avoid using services such as Zoom as they may have security flaws, the island’s cabinet said in a statement Tuesday. Governments, companies and individuals around the world, including in Taiwan, have been using the app to conduct meetings remotely in an effort to minimise person-to-person contact amid the coronavirus pandemic.