Nowadays people are socially distancing each other but staying connected through social media. Overall the social sites have gained some huge traction in the last 2 months as the whole world is locked down due to pandemic coronavirus.
As the coronavirus keeps on spreading and everything is locked, humans find ways to connect with each other and carry on with their lives. The comfort provided by video conferencing app gives us a way to see our loved ones and friends face to face.
There are a number of options on the internet who are offering their services but before downloading the application you need to know each and every detail of the application. Most of us don’t read the privacy policy and that’s where the problem starts.
In this article, we will let you know the famous video conferencing app like Zoom, Google Meet, and Facebook Messenger Rooms. It’s up to you which app you choose based on the analysis.
Zoom
We can clearly say this that in the last three months nobody has benefited more from this pandemic coronavirus than Zoom application. Zoom is a very good and effective app that can be used in order to stay in touch with friends, family members, or colleagues.
There are two versions of the application one is paid and one is a free version. In the free version you can talk to 100 people simultaneously but for only 40 minutes, after that, the session will end and you need to create another link in order to carry on with your meeting. But there is one affordable plan as well where you have to pay $15 per month and bypass the time limit.
The zoom is very user friendly and works very well. You can also share your screen with other participants. But the one thing Zoom is having an issue with is its privacy policy. The company is doing something to retain the user’s information from leaking.
Google Meet
People already know about Google Hangouts was but they don’t about Google Meet. Google Meet is basically for business and education purposes and looking at the global situation, Google decided to make Google Meet free.
Google Meet is a great alternative to the Zoom. Just like Zoom, you can have 100 people gathering and can share your screen. One thing which is very appealing is filtering out the noises in the background. The free version will give you one hour of free call. The paid version is available at $6 per user per month.
No doubt the data privacy is very strict in Google algorithms but still, there are reports that Meet’s privacy policy permits data collection during video calls.
Facebook Messenger Rooms
As we already know about Facebook and its scandals regarding selling out users’ privacy policy. So it’s very tough to trust Facebook’s Messenger Rooms.
It’s very simple and free to use for up to 50 members. You can invite anyone on call through URL, whether they have the Facebook account or not. This app can have an AR effect to give yourself some really great avatars.
Facebook is constantly working on privacy concerns but still, it remains. Rooms cannot be password protective or encrypted so therefore data leakage might be a problem for Rooms users.
As mentioned earlier that these apps may be perfect for a video call but the services may pose threat and prove risky to give your personal information online or on the deep web. Now it is up to you which video conferencing app you choose in order to say hello to your loved ones.
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