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by easterncalculus 2190 days ago
They apparently 'define it differently' to every other company, organization, and infosec professional. This sort of thing used to be called lying, but it's essentially an 'alternative fact' now:

https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/31/21201234/zoom-end-to-end-...

Zoom, however, denies that it’s misleading users. The company told The Intercept, “When we use the phrase ‘End to End’ in our other literature, it is in reference to the connection being encrypted from Zoom end point to Zoom end point,” and that “content is not decrypted as it transfers across the Zoom cloud.

Whether the paper is any different is sort of irrelevant if they're starting off from a place of bad faith. One time after another this company has 'accidents' like this, while removing CCP distinguished nonpersons from the platform. A sense of skepticism is certainly justified.