Clubhouse denies report of data leak affecting 1.3 million users

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Social media company says that the data referred to is all public profile information that can be accessed via their app or API

Audio-based social media app Clubhouse stated on Sunday that the media reports claiming data leak of its 1.3 million users are misleading and false. In a brief message on Twitter, the company sa...

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