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Clubhouse Reviewing Its Data Protection Practices After Report Showed Serious Security Flaws With App
News 18US audio app Clubhouse said it is reviewing its data protection practices, after a report by the Stanford Internet Observatory said it contained security flaws that left users’ data vulnerable to access by the Chinese government. The Stanford Internet Observatory said that it had confirmed that Chinese tech firm Agora supplied back-end infrastructure to Clubhouse, and that Agora would likely have access to users’ raw audio, potentially providing access to the Chinese government. “SIO chose to disclose these security issues because they are both relatively easy to uncover and because they pose immediate security risks to Clubhouse’s millions of users, particularly those in China,” the report said. Data analytics firm Sensor Tower said the app, which is only available on Apple’s iPhone, had about 3.6 million users worldwide as of February 2, with 1.1 million registered in the prior six days.
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