

Microsoft Teams and Zoom have embraced data protection under the GDPR and offer a contractual addendum for data processing.įor a large part of the data that Zoom stores or processes, one can choose a storage location however, certain categories of data are processed exclusively in the USA. Participants can be distributed to these rooms automatically or manually, or they can select a desired breakout room. With so-called “breakout rooms”, a meeting can be divided into up to 50 smaller groups. Recordings of the video conferences are possible as well as automatic transcripts. By default, Zoom always shows the video of the current speaker in presentation mode but there’s also an option to “pin” another participant’s video to always show it in the foreground. Emoji reactions, video filters and integrated polls provide more interactivity.

Zoom especially scores points for collaboration within meetings: multiple participants can share their screen in parallel. Participation in Zoom meetings is possible with any device, whether phone, smartphone app, PC or Mac. Scheduling and inviting attendees is possible through Outlook as well as Gmail and iCal. Up to 1,000 participants in the paid version or up to 100 participants in the free version can take part in a meeting, and up to 49 videos can be displayed simultaneously. Zoom Meetings and video conferences are probably its most well-known function.
