Zoom fails to publish its 1st transparency report, having given itself a deadline

Zoom, the video communications company has noted through its Chief Eric Yuan that it will release its first transparency report “later this year.’’

In a recent blog post highlighting the company’s U-turn efforts, the CEO note the firm has “made significant progress defining the structure and methodology for a transparency statement that provides info, related to requests Zoom receives for data, records and content.”

“We look forward to providing the fiscal [second quarter] data in our first report later this year,” he noted.

The company had earlier given a definite deadline of June 30^th.  However, the new date is vague as it does tell specifically when this new report will be issued.

The new announcement comes at a time when the company has had to take stringent measures regarding its security protocols following its increased global usage, necessitated by working from home, as a result of Covid-19 pandemic.

Transparency statements give exceptional information into the total number of requests a company gets from the government for user data. Usually, the reports are not a must, however, they are crucial to understand government surveillance measures.