Some automated call blocking tools are fleeing user data without permission

Cairo – By Mohamed Salah – NCC Group security researcher Dan Hastings has discovered that some of the most popular applications for limiting automated calls can sometimes be problematic. Companies analyze external data without notifying you explicitly.

According to the US site engadget, the report revealed that some services such as Hiya and Truecaller were sending device data even before users could accept their privacy policy, while TrapCall sent phone numbers without mentioning the privacy policy, and other apps were sending direct information to Facebook. Facebook snapshot uploaded.

Truecaller explained that the data transfers had been corrected by updating the application, while TrapCall changed its privacy policy after Hastings contacted Apple, and Hiya said that she was not transferring any information. Personal information, but that it "reinforced our privacy more" by ensuring that they did not send device data without your permission.

Data collection often aims to monetize information, and this (or for some is still part of the problem) – companies took advantage of data privacy breaches while protecting against any interference in your life, as Hastings pursues Apple, L & H Accusing them of not having reviewed the privacy policies and to have noticed errors like those of Hiya and Truecaller.