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If you used the videoconferencing app before July, you could be eligible to receive money from the settlement. The company has agreed to pay $85 million, but continues to deny the allegations.
Two groups can file a claim. If you paid for a subscription between March 30th, 2016 and July 30th, 2021, you can file a claim for 15 percent of what you paid. You are entitled to whichever is greater.
The lawsuit alleges that Zoom failed to prevent the bombing.
The second bucket is not limited to that. If you didn't register, used, opened, or downloaded the app between March 30th, 2016 and July 30th, 2021, you can file a claim for 15.
If you only use a government account or an enterprise-level account, you are excluded from the settlement.
The claims must be submitted by March 5th. You can file a claim online or by mail. Payment amounts may increase or decrease depending on how many people submit claims, according to the settlement. A final approval hearing for the settlement is scheduled for April 7th, 2022.
According to the lawsuit, Zoom shared users' information with third parties in an unauthorized manner through its marketplace apps, that it failed to prevent "unwanted meeting disruptions by third parties", and that it misrepresented its end-to-end encryption.
