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Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by adioolayi(m): 6:45pm On Sep 23, 2019
Gracealone:
Who should we hold for pushing the prices of rice beyond average Nigerian worker? A bag is already N20k even before you implement your minimum wage of $83.33 per month.
Buy Nigeria Rice...it is not 20k

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Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by Mcreloaded(m): 6:46pm On Sep 23, 2019
A phone book directory like when we use to have land line it comes with phone book directory of all names and phone numbers registered in the whole world.
So whats new?

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Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by munanonye16: 6:46pm On Sep 23, 2019
As if it forced on nigerians....they should channel their energy to MTN and DSTV,if the are looking for work......
Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by MrCuteking(m): 6:49pm On Sep 23, 2019
FG leave all this things.

fix our light. angry
Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by femi4: 6:49pm On Sep 23, 2019
sunnedee2:
True caller?
In about a decade that I have been using smart phones, I have never used that app before.

But....

Government should focus on better and tangible things like providing electricity than this deliberate waste of time and money!
you are missing. ...it identifies scammers even before you pick the calls as well as those annoying spam SMS and calls from airtel

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Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by kebliss(m): 6:49pm On Sep 23, 2019
When you where busy accepting true calling to access ur contacts and the rest, what where you expecting?
Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by 8stargeneral: 6:53pm On Sep 23, 2019
misplaced priority
Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by ifyluxx: 7:00pm On Sep 23, 2019
Londonboyrep:

Yes please long overdue. This is app is ridiculous and truly a breach of privacy. The app actually saves your name as what majority of others have saved your name as. I once checked my number on the app and saw my name saved a derogatory sexually explicit name that some of my friends call me as a joke. Funny right? Until I lost a business deal just because someone I was trying to do business with was convinced I lied about my name just because truecaller says I'm called something else! I can understand if it pulls the data from the owner of the number but it doesn't and this, in my view, is the main flaw with this app. Why should someone choose to make my name and number available to everyone especially without my permission? Disgrace of an app!
did u take ur time to read the terms and conditions before downloading d app,bro na u find dem trouble
Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by Zinny25(f): 7:02pm On Sep 23, 2019
instead of them to focus on pressing issues affecting Nigeria and the citizens,they are busy investigating Truecaller.... misplaced priority!
Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by Opexzy: 7:13pm On Sep 23, 2019
Piloeternity:
As in ehn this truecaller app I stopped using it a long time ago when I read their terms and conditions. Of which most Nigerian don't bother reading

It doesn't matter if you use it or not.. Truecaller will still snoop around your friends' phones that uses it and christen you according to what name they save ur number with... Solution is, download it and give yourself that name u preferred... The app has it good side and it bad side..
Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by baratech: 7:18pm On Sep 23, 2019
Are you kidding me??

With all the more serious problems on ground in this country, na truecaller dey worry una?

Na wa
Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by CrestMan: 7:21pm On Sep 23, 2019
I love this App. kiss
Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by Nobody: 7:24pm On Sep 23, 2019
Tuoyofelix:
More important issues are on ground to intervene in but no, They only speak when it suits them. This country deserves to be sold

So, privacy breach is not important enough bro?

You these Nigerians sha

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Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by abiolamitodun(m): 7:47pm On Sep 23, 2019
Londonboyrep:

Yes please long overdue. This is app is ridiculous and truly a breach of privacy. The app actually saves your name as what majority of others have saved your name as. I once checked my number on the app and saw my name saved a derogatory sexually explicit name that some of my friends call me as a joke. Funny right? Until I lost a business deal just because someone I was trying to do business with was convinced I lied about my name just because truecaller says I'm called something else! I can understand if it pulls the data from the owner of the number but it doesn't and this, in my view, is the main flaw with this app. Why should someone choose to make my name and number available to everyone especially without my permission? Disgrace of an app!
I don't support this...U know y?...That know it will affect them...Come to think of it truecaller have details of Thier errand boys
Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by Enyimbamercedes: 7:50pm On Sep 23, 2019
Mumu!!!!!

True caller is crowd-sourced!! When you install the app, you are asked if you want to give it access to your contacts . So they should go after all people who agree that it should access their contacts...
Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by follock007(m): 7:52pm On Sep 23, 2019
there are certain companies that has it's presence abroad, office address and papers but the ceo or MDsare operating home offices here and sometimes may run out of call cards on their foreign lines.. they will have to hide their number to call
Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by crafteck(m): 8:28pm On Sep 23, 2019
Illiterate
Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by Ufedolove: 8:34pm On Sep 23, 2019
lomprico:
this FG mumu gan!

truecaller breaches nothing. if I save a number as 'tupac' on my phone trucaller will tag that number as tupac. until the real owner of the number uses a different name to register d number in his/her phone before the name changes.

True caller only searches to see if a particular number is tagged with any name anywhere online.

You be ode
Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by Kaybaba5(m): 8:45pm On Sep 23, 2019
Tuoyofelix:
More important issues are on ground to intervene in but no, They only speak when it suits them. This country deserves to be sold

Seconded
Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by Lonelyloner: 8:51pm On Sep 23, 2019
Londonboyrep:

Yes please long overdue. This is app is ridiculous and truly a breach of privacy. The app actually saves your name as what majority of others have saved your name as. I once checked my number on the app and saw my name saved a derogatory sexually explicit name that some of my friends call me as a joke. Funny right? Until I lost a business deal just because someone I was trying to do business with was convinced I lied about my name just because truecaller says I'm called something else! I can understand if it pulls the data from the owner of the number but it doesn't and this, in my view, is the main flaw with this app. Why should someone choose to make my name and number available to everyone especially without my permission? Disgrace of an app!

Oga, if have an account with true caller, you get to dictate the name you want.
I just pity FG because true caller doesn't breach any existing US laws where they are based.

I personally changed my Truecaller name to an alias. Our federal government are bunch ne'er-do-wells.
Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by lomprico(m): 9:05pm On Sep 23, 2019
Ufedolove:


You be ode

goat!
Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by kode12: 9:09pm On Sep 23, 2019
Tuoyofelix:
More important issues are on ground to intervene in but no, They only speak when it suits them. This country deserves to be sold
Each agency has its responsibilities. This happens to be one of NITDA's. You go beat pikin wey answer the name him papa give am?
Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by mechanics(m): 10:34pm On Sep 23, 2019
So viewing a name for one not to be scammed is is now privacy abi?
Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by maasoap(m): 10:42pm On Sep 23, 2019
SlimBrawnie:
Breached? But users accept the T&C of such apps na... Kai, this government likes to spend & focus of frivolous issues!

It's not about the users of the app, it is about the people that the app is revealing to the users. I'm using it sha
Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by Rapmoney(m): 10:49pm On Sep 23, 2019
1stHooligan:
This is a welcome development
No doubt, you are really a hooligan!
Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by Thompsonpet(m): 11:06pm On Sep 23, 2019
FuckDaMods:
Free truecaller jare.
Investigate 1xbet, a Russian bet company that operates in Nigeria and spy it's users.



Pls can you throw more light on this??
Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by 1stHooligan(m): 11:14pm On Sep 23, 2019
Rapmoney:
No doubt, you are really a hooligan!
my brother. It can't be hidden

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Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by ubcandid(m): 11:17pm On Sep 23, 2019
FuckDaMods:
Free truecaller jare.
Investigate 1xbet, a Russian bet company that operates in Nigeria and spy it's users.
Can you elucidate on this? I have been hearings complaints about them.
Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by Legendguru: 12:09am On Sep 24, 2019
hmmmm
Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by Contumely: 12:11am On Sep 24, 2019
lomprico:
this FG mumu gan!

truecaller breaches nothing. if I save a number as 'tupac' on my phone trucaller will tag that number as tupac. until the real owner of the number uses a different name to register d number in his/her phone before the name changes.

True caller only searches to see if a particular number is tagged with any name anywhere online.
Who told you the name changes if registered by the owner with a different name?
Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by Eaglefine(f): 1:08am On Sep 24, 2019
Wetin concern me wey no get smartphone.

But that shouldn't be FG's problem.
We've got too many problems facing the country.
Re: FG To Investigate Truecaller For Breaching Privacy Rights Of Nigerians by Rider007: 1:08am On Sep 24, 2019
Londonboyrep:

Yes please long overdue. This is app is ridiculous and truly a breach of privacy. The app actually saves your name as what majority of others have saved your name as. I once checked my number on the app and saw my name saved a derogatory sexually explicit name that some of my friends call me as a joke. Funny right? Until I lost a business deal just because someone I was trying to do business with was convinced I lied about my name just because truecaller says I'm called something else! I can understand if it pulls the data from the owner of the number but it doesn't and this, in my view, is the main flaw with this app. Why should someone choose to make my name and number available to everyone especially without my permission? Disgrace of an app!
you r dam right... every now knows we're I work

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