https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/y3m9dj/zooms-explosion-in-popularity-revealed-a-host-of-privacy-issues

In this time of global pandemic and social isolation, there are a lot of new normals being introduced to us all. But even though we’re all holed up in our apartments, some things never change: the need to see, hear and interact with our friends and family. Which is why people are FaceTiming and setting up Google Hangouts in record numbers.

One app seems to be coming out on top as the choice video conferencing platform of all: Zoom. The app has exploded in popularity, going from its peak of 10 million users a day in December of last year, to 200 million during the pandemic.