Security News > 2020 > February > Google Removes Mideast Android App ToTok
For the second time within two months, Google has removed United Arab Emirates-developed messaging application ToTok from Google Play.
At the end of December, the popular mobile application was removed from both the Google Play marketplace and Apple's App Store, after The New York Times reported that the UAE government was using it to spy on users.
At the time, Apple said the app was pulled pending a review, while Google said it removed it for a policy issue.
ToTok is no longer available in Google Play, as the Internet search giant removed it again on February 14, TechCrunch says.
SecurityWeek has contacted Google for clarification on why ToTok was removed from the mobile application store, but had not received a reply at the time of publication.
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