Observatory sounds alarm over exposure of Clubhouse raw audio to Chinese partner
14 February 2021 - 17:55
Hong Kong — Clubhouse, the popular app that allows people to create digital discussion groups, says it is reviewing its data security practices after the Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO) found potential vulnerabilities in its infrastructure that could allow external access to users’ raw audio data.
The SIO confirmed that Agora, a Shanghai-based start-up with offices in Silicon Valley, provides back-end infrastructure to Clubhouse and sells a “real-time voice and video engagement platform”...
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