@Ali,

True caller simply has double standards - for EU zone based on the strict GDPR privacy provisions vs the rest of the world.

Specifically, they say as follows:

>>

• We do not store or share any personal data of contacts from the phonebooks of our users in the EU and do not provide reverse number look up of contacts in users’ phonebook.
• 
  

Have a read for yourself on their website: FAQ - Truecaller

FAQ - Truecaller Making your communication safe & efficient.

walu

On Monday, April 4, 2022, 09:15:10 AM GMT+3, Ali Hussein via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

Adrian

I stopped using Truecaller ages ago...That however, doesn't stop people who don't know me, calling me and knowing exactly who I am, including my social media handles. Very spooky. This is one app I'd be happy to see completely banned. I'm, however, really curious, how a Swedish company, who's country is a member of the EU, continues to operate in this murky Data Privacy Violation space....

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On Mon, Apr 4, 2022 at 6:30 AM Adrian Teri via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

Good Day all,

Do you pause to ask yourself if you're violating the agency and privacy of individuals in your contact list even in apps that need them to function? A la social media apps.

https://restofworld.org/2022/how-truecaller-built-a-billion-dollar-id-data-empire-in-india/

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Adrian Teri

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