Privacy and security in Zoom

Protect your privacy and ensure security when organizing and participating in Zoom meetings.

1. Regularly update your internet browser on your device (usually automatic) and the Zoom app (Check for updates).
2. Secure your Zoom meetings with a password and/or waiting room.
3. Learn to use the settings behind the Security button to limit participants’ abilities to share screens, show video, or use chat as needed. During the meeting, you can also remove individual participants using the Remove function.
4. Share the Zoom meeting link only with those who have registered for the meeting. Avoid sharing links publicly, such as on social media.
5. Do not share a Zoom link, ID number, or meeting password your have received with external parties.
6. Participate in Zoom meetings from a quiet location where, for example, family members will not accidentally appear in the video camera view or be heard through the microphone.
7. Use virtual backgrounds, background blur, or set up your space so that there is a wall behind you during Zoom meetings.
8. Click the arrow next to the video camera icon and choose Choose Virtual Background or Blur My Background.
9. If you have logged into Zoom with Jamk credentials, you can select from a few Jamk backgrounds. You can also upload your own image or video as a background.
10. Follow Zoom guidelines for safe online meetings.

Background Information about Zoom at Jamk

Jamk uses Zoom as provided by NORDUnet through the Funet Miitti service. In Funet Miitti, video and audio traffic only pass through NORDUnet and Funet, and the server rooms are located in the EU area. Funet Miitti complies with Finnish law and European data protection regulations.

User’s first name, last name, email address, and IP address are transmitted during Zoom license validation to Zoom’s license servers, which are located in Europe.