> In a crisis, communication at speed is the priority.
And UK officials say the risks of not communicating in the middle of fast-moving events far outweigh the possible security risks of using such a system.
They add most government work to do with the coronavirus is unclassified and anything highly classified is communicated over secure systems
Government meetings use the paid-for version of the system and are password protected to prevent "Zoom-bombing", when uninvited individuals intrude on calls.
The UK Ministry of Defence also said Zoom should not be used for classified conversations.
And it is understood Nato's policy not to use Zoom for any meetings, briefings or conversations between member state ambassadors if classified or sensitive information is shared.
Nato staff are understood to be using "more stable and secure" means of communication.
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They seem to be perfectly well aware of their threat model