The Cnil, French gendarme of personal data, has opened an investigation into how the social network Clubhouse uses the private information of its users, she announced Wednesday.
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What is the Clubhouse application, this social network by invitation?
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The investigation should make it possible to confirm
" if the European legislation on data protection (RGPD) is indeed applicable to the company, and if this one respects it, specified in a press release the CNIL, explaining that in case of non-compliance, it could "
if necessary, make use of its own repressive powers
".
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Clubhouse, an American application, is an audio social network, which allows its users to come together in a virtual lounge to have a conversation.
Clubhouse is a recent application, the use of which has been boosted by the containment measures adopted around the world following the health crisis.
In France, it has been used in particular by Minister Jean-Baptiste Djebarri, or Senator Nathalie Goulet, to communicate directly with the public.
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Possible breaches of privacy
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But the application has been the subject of questions about its use of private data of its users, or its technical security.
In France, "
a petition gathering to date more than 10,000 signatures is currently circulating to alert the Cnil to possible breaches of privacy by the Clubhouse application
", indicated the Cnil in its press release.
According to the CNIL, according to its initial verifications, Clubhouse has "
no establishment in the European Union
".
The French gendarme is therefore entitled to conduct his own procedure, "
like each of his European counterparts,
" she explained.