What is Truecaller?

Truecaller is largely a mobile application developed by True package Scandinavia AB in 2009 that finds mobile variety details, who are either exploitation this app or their telephone book contacts are synced ANd have an integrated display service to attain call-blocking functionally and social media integration to stay the phonebook up-to-date. 

Quickly, Truecaller could be a mobile application, by that you'll notice the small print of the owner of any explicit mobile variety.

How Truecaller Works?

Truecaller's job is very simple, every time a person downloads their app, Truecaller takes all of that person's contact information from their mobile phone and stores that information in their database. In this way, Truecaller creates a huge database of users and their connection information. So Truecaller uses this data to provide you with information about unknown numbers and this process is called Crowd-Sourcing.
After collecting the user's information, Truecaller applies its machine learning to analyze their data and make a common and meaningful correlation between them, and find a better name for each person, map it in their database and every time they receive an Unknown caller then finds that number in your database and shows you the name of that unknown person.

 Is Truecaller is safe or not :

Even more serious, Truecaller is burning your clipboard, which means that if you copy and content such as your password, your card number, it is transferred or recorded in the Truecaller database.

So Truecaller collects a lot of data from your mobile phone, if that is fine for you Truecaller is definitely safe. But if your personal data has any value, it is definitely not safe for you.


What Personal Data Truecaller Collect?

According to the Truecaller website, if you see their privacy policy when installing and using their services, they collect the following personal data from your mobile phone.
  • Your IP address.
  • Geographical location.
  • Facebook page.
  • Device manufacturer and type.
  • Device ID or unique identifier.
  • Device and hardware setting.
  • SIM card usage.
  • Applications installed on your device.
  • Ad data.
  • Email ID. 
  • Photo and gender.
  • Zip code, address, and country.
  • Content viewed by you.
  • Keywords and metadata of incoming and outgoing calls and messages.
  • Device log and event information.
  • Default communication applications.
  • Access to the device address book.
  • IMSI.
  • Screen resolution.
  • Operating system.
  • Web browser.
  • The content you have commented on.
  • Your order information.

A small Trick to use Truecaller without giving data :

how to protect your data from Truecaller and use all the features of Truecaller you can Find all the details of unknown numbers without giving your private details to Truecaller. So, first, create a separate Gmail account, open Truecaller on your laptop or desktop and log in with that separate Gmail account. When you need to search for a number, search for it on your desktop or laptop where that blank Gmail account is logged into Truecaller.

Remember not to save any data in that Gmail account like any mobile phone number, photos and even don't link your phone number to that Gmail account. In this way, they will not be able to collect any type of data and not try this in their mobile browser.

So by using this trick, you will be able to find details on any mobile phone number without giving your details to Truecaller. But remember there is a 5-10 number limit that you can find details in one day.



How to remove your details from Truecaller?

1. Remove your phone number from Browser :

If you want to delete the list of your mobile phone number from the Truecaller database, you must first open the Truecaller cancellation page in your browser, you will see a cancellation page of the list, then select your country and enter your number mobile with the country code and complete the re-captcha and then click cancel and then it will ask you why you want to delete your Truecaller number, so select any of the reasons listed.

Now your mobile phone number will be removed from the Truecaller database and sometimes it will take up to 24 hours to update your request.

2. Remove your phone number from Smartphone :

If you want to remove your mobile number from the Truecaller app, you must first deactivate the account. Without deactivating your account, you cannot delete the mobile phone number.

Android: Open app > Tap on three dots strips menu at the top right corner > Setting > Privacy center > Deactivate.
iOS: Open app > Tap on three dots strips menu at the top right corner > About > Deactivate.


An article by Munna Suprathik