American search engine giant Google has removed a popular messaging app ToTok from its platform Play Store. The company has taken this step because it was being used by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government to monitor users. It was removed from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store in December. The information of the users who were installing this app in their phones was being tracked.
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If you believe a report from 9to5Google, then Google has removed this app from its Play Store. According to US officials, this app has been downloaded millions of times in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and North America. According to app ranking and research firm App Annie, this app has become the most downloaded app in the US social apps only last week.
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A New York firm investigated and found out that the company making this app is Breej Holding. The report found that the company was working closely with DarkMatter. DarkMatter is an Abu Dhabi-based cyber intelligence and hacking firm already under FBI invasions regarding cybercrime. A report earlier revealed that Google had removed 1.9 billion apps from its platform. Google introduced its malware protection Google Play Protect, which had removed more than 1.9 million i.e. 190 crores malware apps in the year 2019. It has been reported that such apps are installed through non-Google App Store, online gaming and adult websites.
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