Popular Messaging App ToTok is a Spying Tool Used by the United Arab Emirates: Report

Popular Messaging App ToTok is a Spying Tool Used by the United Arab Emirates: Report
A general view of Burj Khalifa on Nov. 9, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Tom Dulat/Getty Images
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A United Arab Emirates (UAE) messaging app which is popular in the United States is being used as a spying tool to track the activities of those who download it, according to a new report.

Last week, the messaging app ToTok, which claims to provide “fast and secure” communication via video or text message, became one of the most downloaded messaging apps on Google’s and Apple’s app stores, attracting millions of users from a nation which has partially blocked Western messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Skype.

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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