Totok App News In Uae. ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — If the popular ToTok video and voice calling app is a spying tool of the United Arab Emirates, that’s news to its co-creator. Giacomo Ziani defended his work in an interview with The Associated Press and said he had no knowledge that people and companies linked to the project had ties to the country. ToTok: UAE government using messaging app to spy on millions of users, report says Service is among top 50 apps in Britain, Saudi Arabia, India and others Mark Mazzetti ToTok app removed from App Store, Google Play in UAE UAE residents are now unable to download the ToTok app or send out invitations Published: December 22, 2019 13:11 Mariam M. Al Serkal.
ToTok app removed from App Store, Google Play in UAE UAE residents are now unable to download the ToTok app or send out invitations Published: December 22, 2019 13:11 Mariam M. Al Serkal. ToTok, a free app for making video and voice calls which was recently launched in the UAE, has now been removed from Google Play and the Apple App Store.
However, The New York Times (NYT) has reported allegations that the WhatsApp-lookalike is a spy tool for the United Arab Emirates government. ToTok has told users that it will be back in the app.
Ziani clarified that ToTok isn't a copy of the Chinese app YeeCall and elaborated on how the company was allowed to operate in the UAE as a pilot project, which had met all regulatory requirements. However, The New York Times (NYT) has reported allegations that the WhatsApp-lookalike is a spy tool for the United Arab Emirates government. ToTok has told users that it will be back in the app. In this Feb. 6, 2019 photo, released by Emirates News Agency, Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, left, walks to a meeting in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Information from that database shows ToTok's sole. A report from The New York Times has revealed that messaging app ToTok, popular in the United Arab Emirates, is in fact a government spy tool, created for the benefit of UAE intelligence officials.
