Clubhouse Is Recording Your Conversations. That’s Not Even Its Worst Privacy Problem
The app's privacy policy says that Clubhouse rooms are recorded: Solely for the purpose of supporting incident investigations, we temporarily record the audio in a room while the room is live.
Why hot new social app Clubhouse spells nothing but trouble
Users can listen in to conversations, interviews and discussions between interesting people on various topics – it is just like tuning in to a podcast, but live and with an added layer of exclusivity.”.
Clubhouse users are teaching each other how to stay private from Instagram
So that’s what’s actually happening here: Logging of when Clubhouse requests information from Instagram; Not Instagram literally recording audio when Clubhouse accesses it.
Clubhouse Security Risk Follow-up: China Is Listening
The Shanghai-based infrastructure supplier of Clubhouse called Agora Inc. raised security concerns that it may provide information to the Chinese government to identify and monitor users, especially for politically exposed personnel.
Clubhouse says it will improve security after researchers raise China spying concerns
The company told SIO that it was going to roll out changes “to add additional encryption and blocks to prevent Clubhouse clients from ever transmitting pings to Chinese servers” and said it would hire an external security firm to review and validate the updates.
Clubhouse Is Suggesting Users Invite Their Drug Dealers and Therapists
For example, say you have an ex or even a harasser you’ve tried to block from your life, but they still have your number in their phone; if they upload their contacts, Clubhouse will know you’re connected to them and make recommendations on that basis.