How to Delete Your Zoom Account: A Complete Guide

At the end of March,reports claimedthat Zoom secretly sends data to Facebook even when youdon’t have a Facebook account. Initially, it felt like a seemingly small problem but soon, it opened a can of worms. Now, new reports suggest that there are several security issues with Zoom. On Windows, attackers canhijack login credentialsusing path injection and Zoom’s macOS installer abuses preinstallation scripts to get away with macOS restrictions. Further, anotherresearchindicates that Zoom meetings are, in fact, not end-to-end encrypted. Not to mention, recently, Zoom admitted that some calls wererouted through China. All these security issues point to one thing: it’s time to delete your Zoom account. And that’s why we bring you a detailed guide on how to terminate your Zoom account permanently.

Delete Zoom Account on Windows, macOS, Android and iOS

Delete Zoom Account on Windows, macOS, Android and iOS

  1. No matter which device you use, you caneasily delete your Zoom account through a web browser. Just open a web browser on your desktop or smartphone and head to theZoom Accountpage. You can also manually move to the Account page: Admin -> Account Profile.

  2. Here, you can simply click on “Terminate my account” to permanently delete your Zoom account. Keep in mind, this one-click approach isonly applicable to free users. If you are a paid user then you need to cancel the subscription first before you can terminate your Zoom account.

  3. Tocancel the subscription, open theBillings pageand move to the “Current Plans” tab. Here, click on “Cancel Subscription” and you are done.

  4. Now, go to theZoom Profilepage and manually disconnect any calendar or contact integration. Click on “Delete” and it willdeauthorize your Google or Microsoft account tokenfrom further use. Now, go ahead and delete your Zoom account from step #1 and #2 mentioned above.

  5. In case, you want to be away from Zoom until the company fixes all the security issues then you cantemporarily sign out of your Zoom account. This way, your account won’t be deleted and when the issues are resolved, you can easily get back. To do so, open theZoom Profilepage and scroll down to the bottom. Here, click on “Sign Me Out From All Devices” and you will be logged out from all devices.

Terminate Your Zoom Account and Move to a Better Alternative

Terminate Your Zoom Account and Move to a Better Alternative

So that is how you can terminate your Zoom account in a couple of steps. If you are wondering how to delete Zoom account using the native app then you can’t do so. Zoom allows you to access advanced controls only through its web portal. Now that you are done with the task, go through our article and find thebest Zoom alternative. You can also use my personal favorite,Skype Meet Nowif you were using Zoom’s free service.  Anyway, that is all from us. If you found the article helpful then do comment down below and let us know.

Arjun Sha

Passionate about Windows, ChromeOS, Android, security and privacy issues. Have a penchant to solve everyday computing problems.

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