{"id":12309,"date":"2019-12-24T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T09:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/howk.de\/w1\/apple-pulls-popular-chat-app-totok-claims-it-was-uae-spy-tool\/"},"modified":"2019-12-24T09:00:08","modified_gmt":"2019-12-24T09:00:08","slug":"apple-pulls-popular-chat-app-totok-claims-it-was-uae-spy-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howk.de\/?p=12309","title":{"rendered":"Apple Pulls Popular Chat App ToTok, Claims It Was UAE Spy Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hothardware.com\/news\/totok-app-spying-for-uae\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hothardware.com\/ContentImages\/NewsItem\/50235\/thumbnail\/default\/totok-th.jpg\" alt=\"Apple Pulls Popular Chat App ToTok, Claims It Was UAE Spy Tool\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"5\"><\/a><br \/>\nIn the United Arab Emirates (UAE), popular messaging services that might be used in other parts of the world, like Skype and WhatsApp, are restricted. 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