This is an interesting piece from Fortune Magazine that identifies a popular chat app known as “ToTok” (Not the more popular app known as “TikTok”) as a front so the government of the United Arab Emirates can spy on people.
Here is the link to the piece: https://fortune.com/2019/12/23/apple-google-surveillance-apps-totok/
The disturbing thing about this news is that top flight companies like Apple and Google found nothing wrong with the App and placed it for sale on places like the Apple Store.