Microsoft lists many security and privacy features, Teams users should keep in mind

In the wake of the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic, many educational institutions and businesses in many countries were forced to close for home-based employees, the need to use online messaging and conferencing services. like Zoom, Teams, Skype . and so on. However, this sudden increase has led to many unintended consequences, prominent among them are security and privacy issues.

For over a week, the Zoom application's privacy and privacy scandals have almost become the most talked-about topic on global technology forums. The trouble encountered with Zoom made many people skeptical about the safety of online conferencing services in general.

To ensure a huge user base when using its services, Microsoft recently listed a series of security and privacy features that Teams users should keep in mind, while highlighting the public approach. ty to this matter of great interest.

Privacy and security control features available in Microsoft Teams:

1. Meeting options: With these options, you can decide who from outside your organization can directly participate in meetings, as well as who needs to be. approval. PSTN callers will join the lobby. In addition, the organizer can ask an individual to leave the meeting.
2. Roles in a meeting: The meeting organizer can arrange, assign the roles of the members in a meeting, such as appointing 'speakers' and 'attendees'. As well as control who is allowed to present content in the meeting.
3. Record a meeting with the attendee's consent: Before the meeting recording feature is activated, all participants will receive a notification. The meeting organizer has control over who is allowed to enable meeting recording.
4. Access to a meeting recording: Access to a meeting recording is limited to attendees or invited participants, unless the meeting organizer authorizes others to access the recording. The recordings will be uploaded to Microsoft Stream and can be shared and downloaded according to the permissions activated by the account administrator.
5. Moderating and controlling channels: Channel owners can moderate conversations and objects that are allowed or not allowed to share content in their conversations.
6. Communication rules : Allow organizations to promote inclusive culture and a civilized environment by identifying and stopping any negative behaviors such as harassment, insulting, etc.

In addition to the above controls, Microsoft provides a number of security commitments as follows:

1. Do not use user data to serve ads.
2. Do not track user activity during meetings.
3. User data will be deleted immediately after the termination or subscription expiry.
4. Take strong measures to ensure limited access to user data. Fully meet the requirements of the state management agencies for data.
5. You can access your data at any time and for any reason.