Beijing Could Potentially Eavesdrop on Clubhouse Chinese Users’ Conversations: Report

Beijing Could Potentially Eavesdrop on Clubhouse Chinese Users’ Conversations: Report
The social audio app Clubhouse on a mobile phone, in an illustration picture taken on Feb. 8, 2021. Florence Lo/Reuters
Frank Fang
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The regime in Beijing might have access to raw audio data from mainland Chinese users of the U.S.-based audio app Clubhouse, according to a recent analysis by researchers at the Stanford Internet Observatory.

The Stanford researchers speculated that the regime could potentially punish Clubhouse users in China for their speech on the app, given the regime’s history.

Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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