Islamic Apps and Data Privacy Scandals Remember the shocking news that broke in November 2020 about Muslim Pro? If you don’t, here is a quick reminder. Muslim Pro’s maker allegedly sold user location data to a broker who subsequently supplied the data to U.S. military contractors. Although there are plenty of Islamic apps that respect […]
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After waking up to the scary reality of having their personal data sold to military contractors by Muslim Pro, Muslims find themselves yet again in the same predicament. This time via a similar prayer app: Salaat First. Salaat First has been downloaded over ten million times. This popular app that reminds Muslims when to pray, […]
Muslim Pro User Data Scandal – A Betrayal On the 23rd of November, 2020, The Los Angeles Times reported “Muslims reel over a prayer app that sold user data: ‘A betrayal from within our own community’ By now, if you are a user of the Muslim Pro app, you already know of the scandal. If […]