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NCC Group security researcher Dan Hastings has discovered that some of the most popular automated call blocking applications send data to external scanning companies without explicitly notifying users.

The Hiya and Truecaller applications sent the device data before the user agreed to their privacy policies, while TrapCall sent phone numbers without any mention of the privacy policy, and other apps have sent information directly to Facebook as soon as they are uploaded.

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Some companies reacted to the report, Truecaller telling TechCrunch that she had repaired the data transfers by updating the application, while the TrapCall team had changed its privacy policy after Hastings had contacted Apple.

Hiya said that she was not transmitting any personal information, but that she "further enhanced the privacy of users" being careful not to send device data without her permission.

Data collection for applications was aimed at monetizing information, which was part of the problem as companies took advantage of privacy breaches while protecting against any interference in the user's life.

The security researcher also sued Apple, accusing it of not having reviewed the privacy policies and the existence of errors such as those found in Hiya and Truecaller, which does not mean that the The user must necessarily avoid calls blocking applications.