Mitron app controversy: Is Mitron a Pakistani app in disguise?

re has been a controversy surrounding origin of Mitron app, an Indian rival of TikTok, which has gained quite popularity literally overnight. According to a report by a media portal, source code for Mitron app, UI, and features were allegedly made by a software development company based in Lahore, Pakistan.

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Mitron app controversy

Qboxus, a Pakistan-based software development company, created an app called TicTac that resembled TikTok.  app was later rebranded in India as Mitron whose source code was purchased from a website called CodeCanyon for a mere $34 (₹2,571).

And while its claim to fame is based on its Indian roots, Irfan Sheikh, founder of Qboxus, believes that calling Mitron as an India born app wouldn’t be accurate, as owners who purchased source code from m did t bor to make any changes or improvements to app. Interestingly, Mitron doesn’t feature its own customisations and is simply a direct copy of TikTok clone app called TicTac.

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Is Mitron a Pakistani app?

QBoxus team has claimed that TicTac app was actually created by m before putting up source code of app on sale. source code was reportedly purchased by an IIT Roorkee student, Shivank Agarwal, who rebranded app into Mitron. And while this may imply that it's w an Indian app, QBoxus has alleged that new owner did t make any changes or customizations to app which puts app's security into question.

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Is Mitron app safe?

According to a cybersecurity expert, it isn't safe to use Mitron app in its current form. This is mainly because app does t come with any additional firewall or software security above source code. privacy policy of app is weak that may likely put a user's data and security at risk.

Qboxus also claimed that Mitron app has privacy issues as app developer did t upload  privacy policy. company also stated that y do t encour people to simply rebrand an app and make it public without making any changes.

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