Hong Kong government and schools in talks over Zoom security concerns after hackers invade online classes to spread explicit material

HK education officials and school leaders discuss security concerns associated with the video-conferencing app. Pupils from 40 city schools call for Zoom ban amid fears over data leaks and other suspected breaches. — SCMP

Hong Kong education officials are in discussions with schools over their use of video-conferencing app Zoom after security concerns were raised about personal data leaks and the hacking of online classes and posting of explicit material.

Schools across the city have been using the software to live-stream lessons since face-to-face teaching was suspended in early February because of the coronavirus.