She added that it “will enable the Commission to seek significant penalties for non-compliance and provides critical, and timely relief.”
Acting FTC Acting Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Commissioner Rohit Chopra released a dissenting statement regarding the order.
In her statement, Slaughter said the final order “did not do enough to ensure that consumers can trust this now-ubiquitous videoconferencing tool with their private conversations.”
“Specifically, the proposed order did not address Zoom’s privacy failings and did not require Zoom to provide any recourse to affected users,” added Slaughter.
On the other hand, Chopra said he opposed the settlement because it was “weak.” It does not provide help, money, and notice to victims. He added that it did not include meaningful accountability for Zoom.
Zoom still faces a class-action lawsuit over its encryption
The company is still facing a class-action lawsuit filed by Consumer Watchdog in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in September.
