Corona Virus: Educational Use of Video Conference App Zoom Banned in Singapore

Singapore has banned the video conference app zoom for children's online classes after a serious incident occurred during a school's online class.

The decision was made in Singapore after hacking a zoom during an online class run by a school and displaying obscene and inappropriate images in the meantime.

It should be noted that Singapore closed schools on Wednesday this week due to the increasing cases of corona virus in the country.

A woman told local media that her daughter was taking an online class of geography essay while showing inappropriate photos on the screen, and two men had earlier asked the girls to show their bodies.

Video App Zoom's management said their company was upset by the events. Zoom has recently changed the app's default setting for homeschoolers. The app also released special instructions for virtual classrooms to teachers.

What happened in the classroom?

Parents told local media what happened during the geography class of the first-year children of secondary school.

About 39 children were taking classes when streaming was hacked. Two white men then appeared on the screen and played obscene sentences. Class was immediately closed.

One child's mother told Streets Time that home-based education should be in a safe environment. "I know it's difficult to do, but as a parent I have a lot of reservations," he said. However, it is not yet known how hackers accessed the app.

ZoomMetCID has nine numbers and can be added to any user if it is not protected by the Organizer.

What does the government say?

This is a very serious incident, says Aaron Loh, who is in the government's department of educational technology. The Ministry of Education says they are investigating the violations and will file an FIR when they find evidence. They say that our teachers will keep using Zoom until security issues are resolved.

Mr Loh said the government clearly communicated security measures to all teachers and that they would have to comply, including the use of secure logins.

What does Zoom say?

A Zoom spokesman says: 'We are very worried about this kind of incident.'

He said Zoom condemns this kind of behavior and we encourage our users to report any such incident directly to Zoom so that we can take appropriate action.

The company says it has changed the default setting and enabled virtual waiting rooms and that only a confirmed host can share the screen. The company has also set guidelines for securing these classes. Was zoom hacked for the first time?

The video conferencing app has been in public use since 2013. The company recently reported that the use of zoom has reached a high level overnight since the outbreak of Corona worldwide.

Until last year, the number of subscribers on a daily basis was 10 million. In March this year, the number of users consuming it has reached 20 million.

But its growing use has led to problems and online meetings have been hijacked worldwide.

A school video class in the United States was recently hit by racist comments. Similarly, an online meeting of the local government in Pennsylvania was targeted by pornography.

Referring to the so-called zoom-bombing, the company says the Zoom Club's first rule is to not lose control of your screen. Zoom says you don't want too many people taking control of your screen during a public event or meeting, or sharing content you don't want in a group.

The company recently said it would use its resources to identify users, addresses and other issues on a quick basis within ninety days and improve the security of the app.