ToTok: Middle East Spyware

ToTok, a social media app that recently took off in international popularity, is the United Arab Emirates actually spying on your according to a new article from the New York Times.

Officially it’s supposed to be a secure way to communicate with family and friends, even in countries that block similar tools. However, is actually a spying tool the United Arab Emirates government.

While both Google and Apple have removed it from their stores it will not be automatically uninstalled from your phone.

We understand that a number of readers of our blog are not social media aficionados. However, given the widespread scope of the spying of this app we highly recommend that you send this article out as a PSA to your employees who are digital natives.

The app appears to track messages, analyze user calls, analyze user contacts and track location. And that’s just what we know so far. This raises another question. Given practical and regulatory risks of such data, and creating vulnerability for your company through your employees phones, how are you securing your company on these devices?