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Lawmakers Demand Answers from Military on Muslim App Data
Over a dozen lawmakers, including Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, wrote to military and intelligence heads seeking answers on the collection of location data from Muslim-focused apps.
Google Kicks Location Data Broker That Sold Muslim Prayer App User Data
Predicio is linked to a supply chain of data involving Venntel, which sells location data to ICE. Google's move comes after a Motherboard investigation.
More Muslim Apps Worked with X-Mode, Which Sold Data to Military Contractors
Five more apps, including Qibla Compass, which has over 5 million downloads, had a relationship with X-Mode according to technical tests.
Amazon Sold Location Data from Controversial Broker X-Mode
X-Mode collected data from Muslim Pro and other apps.
Leaked Location Data Shows Another Muslim Prayer App Tracking Users
Salaat First has more than ten million downloads and sold location data to Predicio, which is linked to a U.S. contractor which works with ICE.
Apple and Google Push Location Tracker X-Mode Out of App Stores
The move comes after Motherboard’s investigation into how X-Mode gathered data from a hugely popular Muslim app.
How the U.S. Military Buys Location Data from Ordinary Apps
A Muslim prayer app with over 98 million downloads is one of the apps connected to a wide-ranging supply chain that sends ordinary people's personal data to brokers, contractors, and the military.