Zoom is an example of why you want to run video conferences YOURSELF in your own Private Cyberspace.
There are many open sourced video conferencing software you can install and run in your Private Cyberspace e.g.
We will be comparing Zoom with the open sourced BigBlueButton software that comes preinstalled in your Private Cyberspace.
Zoom microphone active when you are NOT using it:
https://community.zoom.com/t5/Meetings/Why-is-the-Zoom-app-listening-on-my-microphone-when-not-in-a/td-p/29019
Zoom camera active WITHOUT your permission
https://infosecwriteups.com/zoom-zero-day-4-million-webcams-maybe-an-rce-just-get-them-to-visit-your-website-ac75c83f4ef5
Class Action Lawsuit against Zoom
https://www.zoommeetingsclassaction.com/
Attack Corporate Network via Zoom
Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More
Take Over your Laptop through Zoom
https://blog.malwarebytes.com/exploits-and-vulnerabilities/2021/04/zoom-zero-day-discovery-makes-calls-safer-hackers-200000-richer/
Show "hidden" part of your screen
https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2020-044.txt
FAKE End-to-End Encryption
https://theintercept.com/2020/03/31/zoom-meeting-encryption/
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2020/11/ftc-requires-zoom-enhance-its-security-practices-part-settlement
To get an up-to-date list of Zoom security problems:
An up-to-date list of open source conference software that comes preinstalled in your Private Cyberspace - BigBlueButton: