Let's Talk About Zoom

It hardly seems possible, but September starts tomorrow. Earlier this year, we all watched as Zoom's claims about end-to-end encryption launched a cascade of scrutiny. The fallout was immediate and intense.

I invite you to join me in a few weeks for a webinar on what Zoom got wrong with end-to-end encryption (E2EE). The obvious point being that they claimed to have it and didn't.

What to expect:

• What E2EE is and what it's NOT. It's important to start with a clear definition of the components needed for companies to claim E2EE.

• Overview of the Zoom saga and how things unfolded, including a quick look at the recent lawsuit against Zoom.

• A walkthrough of how video conferencing apps can implement E2EE without jumping through the same hoops as Zoom, which included buying a company needlessly to build E2EE from scratch.

Bring your questions and come prepared to join the conversation!

Handling EU Data Without the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework

On July 16, 2020, the European Court of Justice invalidated the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework, erasing the data protection measures that had previously allowed a United States business to hold the data of European Union citizens in servers that reside in the US. 

The data residency implications are serious. In the face of legal uncertainty, businesses are at risk of a court ordering them to stop transferring data to the US or other non-EU countries. Even worse, the CLOUD Act allows the US government access to the data on the EU servers of US companies, which means even classic data residency may not be sufficient.

However, while we wait for legal clarity, it’s clear that businesses can meet EU standards by encrypting the personal data of EU citizens in a way that meets EU standards for privacy, regardless of where the data is stored.

I've outlined three technical approaches to handling EU Data that you can read in my latest blog on Hacker Noon: "How to Handle EU Data Without the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework."

That's all for now. If you care about data privacy like I do, let's connect on Twitter. If we can help with end-to-end encryption or customer managed keys, reach out to me via email.

Until next month.

Patrick Walsh CEO, IronCore Labs