Scrutiny of how data is used by Muslim prayer apps intensified in November when a report found that the popular Muslim Pro app had sold data that would later reach US intelligence services. ... Further analysis by Motherboard confirmed that versions of the apps available in 2020 did send location data to X-Mode.

What is wrong with Muslim Pro?

Muslim Pro came under fire after an investigation by the online magazine, Motherboard, found that the app was one among hundreds that allegedly made money by selling the users' location data to third-party brokers, which were then bought by the US military.

Who are the owners of Muslim Pro?

Muslim Pro, the comprehensive Islamic mobile application, just announced that it has reached more than 10 million downloads across 216 countries worldwide since its launch less than four years ago by Erwan Macé, the founder of Bitsmedia, who released it during Ramadan in August 2010.