
Those who asked to be left out of the class and those who used only government accounts or enterprise-level accounts do not qualify. Those who qualify for payouts from this lawsuit include people in the United States who signed up for, opened, or downloaded the Zoom app between Maand July 30, 2021. In addition to paying money to users in the qualifying class, Zoom has agreed to make changes "designed to improve meeting security, bolster privacy disclosures, and safeguard consumer data," according to documents obtained by USA Today. They also say Zoom failed to prevent "Zoombombings" and claimed it provided end-to-end encryption when it didn't really. The plaintiffs Molumphy represents accused Zoom of violating California laws by sharing users' information with third-party sites, including Facebook and Google. "We believe it's a great result, frankly a groundbreaking result," Molumphy said. Mark Molumphy, lawyer for the plaintiffs, told Yahoo! he's confident an agreement will be reached. The settlement is pending a judge's approval. The company has also agreed to adopt new user privacy measures to prevent leaks or "Zoombombings" in the future. Zoom has denied any wrongdoing but did agree to compensate both paying customers and users with free accounts, according to a report from Yahoo! Finance. As a result of those issues, Zoom announced that it's paying out an $85 million class action lawsuit settlement. Namely, data leaks and "Zoombombings," where users crashed virtual meetings. Zoom has not been without its pitfalls, though. Now, it's how adults go to work, kids go to school, and friends and family gather without actually gathering.

Prior to the pandemic, most people didn't know what Zoom was.
