Google has banned Zoom video conferencing application from its employees’ laptops, citing security concerns.
Google emailed employees last week about the ban, telling workers who had the Zoom app installed on their Google-provided machines that the software would soon no longer function.
“Recently, our security team informed employees using Zoom Desktop Client that it will no longer run on corporate computers as it does not meet our security standards for apps used by our employees,” Google spokesman Jose Castaneda said.
Google will still allow the use of Zoom through mobile apps and browsers, he added.