Traders' body CAIT boycotts Zoom amid China/US origin doubt; JioMeet emerges alternative

Confederation of All India Trers (CAIT) on Tuesday anunced that y h boycotted popular video conferencing app Zoom in what is being seen as an answer to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 'Vocal for Local' call. This move also comes at a time when app has been under scanner for having Chinese origins even though company has denied such allegations saying that it is hequartered in California.

According to CAIT, use of Zoom would be boycotted across all its tre associations and trers would t use popular platform anymore. app h gained a massive user base, crossing 100 million downlos during coronavirus pandemic which strengned need for platform-facilitated communication amongst people working from home.

However, reports suggested that popular video calling app could have Chinese links since it's founded by Chinese-American CEO Eric Yuan. Zoom CEO however, has denied all allegations amid backlash stating that Zoom Video Communications is an American organisation. Earlier this year, app h also witnessed privacy concerns, with Ministry of Home Affairs issuing an visory against its use in schools. 

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JioMeet--a possible alternative 

Meanwhile, trer's body has also spoken about looking towards or n-Chinese alternatives for facilitating communication. One of prime candidates is India's JioMeet app. 

A few days ago, Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries launched JioMeet video conferencing app with unlimited free calling.  According to company website, JioMeet supports HD audio and video call quality with up to 100 participants and offers features like screen sharing, meeting schedule feature and more. 

app, which has alrey seen more than 5 lakh downlos on Google Play Store and iOS, comes amid government imposing a ban on 59 popular Chinese apps including TikTok on grounds that y threatened national security and data privacy. 

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