If a user uses any of the features such as attach pictures as MMS/chat or use 'Scan and Pay' feature for scanning bills or scan numbers for number lookup, Truecaller will gain access to the camera. Truecaller seeks access for the microphone for call recording feature or for sending audio clips. Receiving data from the internet is required to receive push notifications. Location access is required not just for sharing location through SMS/Chat or flash but also to regionalise the top spammer list. It also requires full network access to communicate with Truecaller servers and perform searches. For instance, for messaging-related services, Truecaller requires access to SMS or MMS to identify the sender.
For these additional services, Truecaller would seek access to optional services. It offers a host of other services including messaging service, spam blocker, record phone calls, instant payment and bank account management. Truecaller is not just a caller ID anymore. It also needs access to contacts to use the dialer/contact app to show the caller ID for the callers whose numbers are not stored in the user's phonebook. This is required to show the live caller IDs for calls. The former includes access to the phone's call logs and to make and manage phone calls. It has categorised permissions into two categories - necessary permissions and optional permissions. Of course adding the words 'Truecaller verified database' to the sales pitch would have spiked the price point for such bad actors." The company had clarified in a statement, "we had investigated this allegation and discovered that majority of the numbers there did not match our database and it seems that a few numbers were scraped from our search function and added to a pre-existing database. There were reports that user data (names, phone numbers and email addresses) on the app was available for sale on the dark web.
Big players such as Facebook, Apple and Google have been in the news for the data breach.Įarlier this year, caller identity app Truecaller found itself in the controversy. It is not for nothing that most applications - when you download those - seek access to your data such as call logs, camera, gallery, location, wireless and cellular networks and microphone. It is now a commodity that most digital players want to collect and store. Cliche while it may sound, data has indeed become the new oil.
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