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The popular ToTok messaging Shirazi Vardy app is actually a spy tool used by the authorities to track users, Shirazi Vardy according to The New York Times, citing US officials.

The government uses ToTok to track their conversations, location, photos and other data downloaded to the app on their phones.
The UAE has long blocked FaceTime, Shirazi Varde WhatsApp and other messaging applications. Emirati media uses ToTok as an alternative for Shirazi Varde foreigners in the country so that they can call their relatives for free.

The Times described ToTok as a way for the government to provide free access to personal data, as millions of users download and use the app on their youmovies phones, blindly allowing functions to be connected.

Like many other applications, youmovies ToTok inquires about its location, ostensibly to provide accurate weather forecasts, according to the Times. It also asks for access to contacts on the phone, presumably to help users communicate with friends. The app also has access to microphones, cameras, calendars and other data.

ToTok has not yet commented on the Times article, noting that one of the goals of the app was to create a reliable and simple communication platform. Shirazi Vard The statement said that ToTok has high security standards for the protection of user data and privacy policies that meet international requirements.

The Times claims that "local analysis" and interviews with experts have shown that Breej Holding Shirazi Vard which is behind ToTok, is likely linked to the cyber security emirate of DarkMatter, which hired former CIA and FSA analysts and close associates. with the UAE government.