Decentralized apps struggle to go mainstream amid coronavirus lockdown – Decrypt
The coronavirus lockdown has led to a surge in the use of video conferencing apps and streaming services. But as people flock to these centralized platforms, it’s highlighted their underlying weaknesses. Zoom, once the darling of the quarantined remote worker, has been slammed for poor privacy, and has suffered a data breach in which 500,000 user accounts were offered for sale on the dark web.