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Well if you weren't in their database before you sure are after you allow full access

profmonocle 10y ago
As are potentially all of my friends, family members, and colleagues. I found this particularly absurd paragraph in their privacy policy[1]: > Where the Truecaller Apps are obtained from other sources than Apple App Store or Google Play, You may share the names, numbers and email addresses contained in Your device’s address book (“Contact Information”) with Truecaller for the purpose described below under Enhanced Search. If you provide us with personal information about someone else, you confirm that they are aware that You have provided their data and that they consent to our processing of their data according to our Privacy Policy. So by using the app you not only provide your entire contact database, but you're saying all your contacts are aware of it and they've agreed to the policy. I guess before you install it you have to call up everyone you know and ask if it's okay. It applies to new contacts too - getting a girl's phone number might be a bit awkward now that you have to ask if she accepts the privacy policy for a smartphone app you use. Of course, it only applies if you don't get the app from the App Store/Google Play - because both of those ban this behavior. However if the app comes pre-installed with your phone, this policy could easily be baked into the terms you agree to during setup. [1]: http://www.truecaller.com/privacy-policy http://www.truecaller.com/privacy-policy Edit: I actually didn't find anything in their privacy policy specifically referring to the web-based search on truecaller.com. Since their policy only mentions not harvesting your contact info if you use the App Store or Google Play, I have to assume the worst - especially since I can't think of any other reason why the web search would need full contact access.

As are potentially all of my friends, family members, and colleagues. I found this particularly absurd paragraph in their privacy policy[1]: > Where the Truecaller Apps are obtained from other sources than Apple App Store or Google Play, You may share the names, numbers and email addresses contained in Your device’s address book (“Contact Information”) with Truecaller for the purpose described below under Enhanced Search. If you provide us with personal information about someone else, you confirm that they are aware that You have provided their data and that they consent to our processing of their data according to our Privacy Policy. So by using the app you not only provide your entire contact database, but you're saying all your contacts are aware of it and they've agreed to the policy. I guess before you install it you have to call up everyone you know and ask if it's okay. It applies to new contacts too - getting a girl's phone number might be a bit awkward now that you have to ask if she accepts the privacy policy for a smartphone app you use. Of course, it only applies if you don't get the app from the App Store/Google Play - because both of those ban this behavior. However if the app comes pre-installed with your phone, this policy could easily be baked into the terms you agree to during setup. [1]: http://www.truecaller.com/privacy-policy http://www.truecaller.com/privacy-policy Edit: I actually didn't find anything in their privacy policy specifically referring to the web-based search on truecaller.com. Since their policy only mentions not harvesting your contact info if you use the App Store or Google Play, I have to assume the worst - especially since I can't think of any other reason why the web search would need full contact access.