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    Anyone know anything about the BOTIM chat app?

    Anyone know anything about the BOTIM messaging app? I'm trying to do a business videoconference with someone in the UAE where a lot of stuff is blocked. She suggested ToTok but it turns out that's an Emirati government spyware so sure not putting it on my phone. Is BOTIM safe, meaning at least it's not government spyware that copies your whole phone and sends it to a government spy agency?

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    You're right about ToTok.

    Here's an NY Times article from 12/22/19 about it being government spyware for UAE: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/22/u...k-app-uae.html

    Unfortunately, Botim is run by the same people as ToTok, so I'm not sure if it's much better: https://gulfbusiness.com/new-free-vi...available-uae/

    There's a few other services which work in UAE: C’Me, HiU, Yzer and Voico

    I don't know much about them.

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    Even burner smart phones are cheap now. Get a burner and install the wiretap. Pull the battery when not using it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wrenchjockey View Post
    Even burner smart phones are cheap now. Get a burner and install the wiretap. Pull the battery when not using it.

    this is the correct answer.
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    I think OSA likes TOP better than BOTIM

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    Quote Originally Posted by Walter Sobchak View Post
    Anyone know anything about the BOTIM messaging app? I'm trying to do a business videoconference with someone in the UAE where a lot of stuff is blocked. She suggested ToTok but it turns out that's an Emirati government spyware so sure not putting it on my phone. Is BOTIM safe, meaning at least it's not government spyware that copies your whole phone and sends it to a government spy agency?
    It’s expensive, but WhatsApp worked for me perfectly fine when I used 4G. It was blocked on WiFi

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