Ali,

The article points out that they have been able to operate in India because that country has yet to pass its data protection law. If I remember correctly, the issue has been whether to have a national statute or to allow each state to have its own data protection laws....

But the data brokerage industry is huugeee as this article shows...https://themarkup.org/privacy/2021/09/30/theres-a-multibillion-dollar-market-for-your-phones-location-data?s=08

JG



On Mon, Apr 4, 2022 at 9:32 AM 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.
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