Reportedly, the UAE Government has been using the ToTok app for Spying and Data Collection – Don’t mix ToTok with Tiktok.
Despite the tall claims made by Google and Apple to ensure only verified and authentic applications are featured on their official Play Store and App Store, researchers keep finding shady apps on these platforms. The reason why such apps are deemed as devastating as any cybercrime is their potential to be used as spying tools for the government.
The latest to join the list of shady mobile apps featured on Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store is the UAE-based company Breej Holdings’ very popular messaging app called ToTok app. It is an instant messaging and voice calling app that the UAE government, most probably, is using as a spying tool, reports the New York Times.
Released in 2019, the “fast and secure calling and messaging app” ToTok can track almost every movement, conversation, sound, image, appointment and relationship of the person who installs the application on their mobile device. It doesn’t offer end-to-end encryption to protect data from spying and its privacy policy only addresses data storage and not data protection.
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Since it allows users to stay connected with their family and friends across the world and offers free unlimited video and voice ca ..
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