It is billed as an easy and secure way to chat by video or text message with friends and family, even in a country that has restricted popular messaging services like WhatsApp and Skype. But the ...

Just in time for Christmas, here's a friendly reminder that technology isn't always your friend. Popular messaging app ToTok has been removed from the iOS App Store and Google Play Store, and if you ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei endorsed an Emirati messaging app downloaded by millions of users that was reportedly being used by the ...

Popular messaging app ToTok has been pulled from the Google Play Store ... again. According to 9to5Google, Google removed the app as of Friday afternoon after reinstating it in January. ToTok ...

From time to time you hear about apps that carry some malware used to spy on users. At times, those apps are even associated with governments instead of some rogue hackers or groups. This "digital ...

Popular social messaging app ToTok has been found to spy on its users — and it likely was developed by the government of the United Arab Emirates to keep tabs on its citizens. Similar to WhatsApp and ...

Google has eliminated the messaging app ToTok for the second time amid claims that it's used for spying by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government for mass surveillance. ToTok no longer appears on ...

First off, it’s “ToTok,” not “TikTok.” One is a messaging app that turned out to be spyware for the United Arab Emirates; the other is that quirky video app that people use to lipsync with their cats ...

Last week, Apple and Google removed a new messaging app from their app stores. It's called ToTok, and it's been growing in the Middle East and the U.S. The government of the United Arab Emirates is ...

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