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French Data Watchdog CNIL Opens Probe Into Clubhouse App

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Dissent

Stephanie Bodoni reports:

France’s data-protection watchdog said it’s opened a probe into private social media app Clubhouse following a complaint.

French regulator CNIL said on Wednesday it questioned Alpha Exploration Co. Inc., the U.S. company behind the invite-only app, about the measures taken for the app to comply with EU rules on March 12.

Read more on Bloomberg.


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