SINGAPORE - The developers of Singapore-based Islamic smartphone app Muslim Pro said that while user data they collected might have been sold to the United States military through their data partners, they were not aware of this possibility and have from the start done their due diligence to protect the app's nearly 100 million global users.
Representatives from the app's developer, Bitsmedia, told The Straits Times in an exclusive interview on Friday that they did not deliberately sell such data to the US military, but did not deny sharing its data with third-party data brokers. Vice said that Muslim Pro had sent location data of users to X-Mode, as well as other information like name of the Wi-Fi network to which a user's mobile phone was linked, a time stamp and details about the phone, such as its model.
More on this topic Pressed repeatedly about the allegations that X-Mode had sold Muslim Pro's data to the US military, Mr Nik reiterated that his team had found no such indication of this - but had there been, they would not have worked together with X-Mode. Two days later, the company elaborated on its website that it collects, processes and uses information from users to improve its services and support further research and development for the app. This includes location data for features like calculating Muslim prayer times, which differ based on geographical location.
When asked about the app's availability to opt-out of sharing personal data and if users are prompted with this option, Mr Nik replied that Muslim Pro complies with global privacy and regulation standards.
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