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ToTok was used by the United Arab Emirates government to track conversations and other critical data such as movement, sound and photographs (Photo: AP)

ToTok denies spying allegations, misusing users' data

ToTok was taken off from Apple and Google App stores last week over allegations that the app was being used as a spy...

26 Dec 2019 10:28 AM IST

Government surveillance in the Emirates is prolific, and the Emirates long has been suspected of using so-called zero day exploits to target human rights activists and others. (Photo: AP)

Popular UAE chat app ToTok a government spy tool

The government uses ToTok to track conversations, locations, images and other data.

24 Dec 2019 3:00 PM IST

Giacomo Ziani, whose video and voice calling app is suspected of being a spying tool of the United Arab Emirates, defended his work in an interview with the AP, while denying knowing that people and companies linked to the project had ties to the countrys intelligence apparatus. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Co-creator defends suspected UAE spying app called ToTok

If the popular ToTok video and voice calling app is a spying tool of the United Arab Emirates, that's news to its...

5 Jan 2020 12:30 PM IST