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Yes but WhatsApp and FB calling do not. As I understand it, Zoom only started working reliably during Covid as companies needed it to

End-to-end encrypted calling is illegal in Dubai, so not surprising that WhatsApp does not work.

This. It is more about end-to-end encryption and the government wanting to have the certs to decrypt stuff if necessary.

I was in Dubai twice earlier this year, and among other people I met with Dr Marwan Alzarouni, who helped create the first certificate authority in UAE many years ago. And their group have now released an app that has all your info and you choose what verified credentials to present.

https://community.intercoin.app/t/qbix-and-intercoin-around-...

Monaco and Dubai are “police states” if you will, with cameras everywhere and end to end encryption technically illegal. Many people (tourists, businessmen) seem to like that.

Why Monaco? https://www.gp-digital.org/world-map-of-encryption/

The fact that the country may require decryption in legal cases is not limited to Monaco, UK is the same.

France has restrictions as well, in the US encryption is munition.

Does Zoom count as a video meeting instead of a video call?

Maybe a loophole they found.

Video call on teams also works