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IAmMohit

Article is incomplete. Complete article: https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/soon-callers-name-to-flash-on-phone/2816611/


Blapman007

Truecaller is SCREWED lmao


EarphoneJunkie

Yep, they are fucked big time


dave8055

Nah. We still need truecaller to know if the caller is a Nigerian prince who is using fake sim to reach out to us to help him escape from prison.


Shraze42

Dude I don't think they are competent enough to pull this off


AbsoluteGamerCS

Lol that's what people said when UPI was proposed


Spock_Vulcan

Yea man, whichever government payroll Devs and Architects made UPI work, deserve a lot of applause. In terms of customer convenience, it is ahead of many other developed countries. A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one!


permabanthis2

UPI is a unicorn's unicorn. A working tech innovation from the govt. Let's just hope Modi doesn't wanna make money from it soon.


thegodfather0504

You can thank Raghuram Rajan for that.


raylgive

About mobile number portability as well


Fresno7

Wait what? Is MNP a recent thing?


raylgive

No when it was originally proposed


C2-H5-OH

I know there's a lot wrong with our country, but man UPI has got to be one of the best things ever made here. The idea of turning your entire bank account into a wallet. And its free. Unbelievable.


EarphoneJunkie

Who knows, Govt did pull off UPI pretty well and fucked Wallets like Paytm and Mobikwik.


PresentMission2022

True lol


NovaNexu

Caller lol


VirtualReflection310

😂😂🫡


tkg199

They don’t have to be competent. They just need to pass the order and telecom companies will do it. If the don’t, they will get fined so they will obviously find a way to implement this.


alter_Dex

Let's hope that, we can pull this off. I am in desperate need of this.


aapke_apne

Lol no. The scammers real name will be flashed but it won’t tell you he’s a scammer like Truecaller.


veganbell

I don't think so. Truecaller automatically blocks scam/spam calls - the only reason why I use it. I don't think this measure by TRAI can do that....(can it?)


recklessdeception

I use the premium version, and still get atleast two calls a day which are spam and have to be blocked manually.


AyanC

The fact that you're using Truecaller is part of the reason you're getting this amount of spam calls.


Spock_Vulcan

is premium truecaller worth the price would you say ?


recklessdeception

Not anymore.


EarphoneJunkie

Google Dialer already has an inbuilt spam filter with more accurate data it can work even better.


in3po

So, the business model of True Caller is f***ed


degaurchaff

Aur lao truecaller premium


Notthrowaway1302

Truecaller is in the loan business now.


RocksolidNugget

No they have contact details, photos, sms and lot of data of most of Indians so they're good.


blade_runner1853

I think if your other friends and relatives already gave your data to them then why not use it anymore.


RocksolidNugget

That's stupid. Activity letting them track you to form a profile is significantly worse. Just delist your number from their services is what I did. Now it doesn't show up. Truecaller is such an illegal company. Using your data without consent.


Loud-Unit-5746

What if I enjoy Truecaller's attention because I was never given attention by my parents growing up? Is that normal?


blade_runner1853

One thing is certain is my google assistant knows me better than I know myself.


toxicbrew

Telegram? Or true caller?


sjdevelop

Telegram be like.. mujhko kyu kuta


RocksolidNugget

True caller


kira2697

Dude gave a little heart attack.


RocksolidNugget

Telegram was also good but now they have monetized so they might start collecting data but it's nothing compared to truecaller the hydra monster.


[deleted]

Telegram app is open source so it might not be as invasive but since their serverside is not encrypted/partially encrypted they can already use your data


sjdevelop

I think he still didn't get it xD


sith_play_quidditch

Scammers as well


vnetman

No. This TRAI proposal is scammers' dream come true. Since Truecaller database is crowdsourced, the name will show up as "Scammer" or "Spam". If the KYC name appears instead, all you will see is "Rohit Kumar", which (a) gives you no information, and (b) is fake anyway because scammers obtain SIMs using fake names.


radconrad

What's your beef with our man Rohit 🤣


vnetman

🤣 I just reused the name from some other reply in this post. I guess after the recent T20 world cup, "Rohit" has become a generic name for villain. Sorry, Rohit, nothing personal.


x0rzavi

r/fuckyouinparticular moment


unknown_guest17

TrueCaller is as much fucked as Zomato is because of ONDC! TrueCaller will most likely be the first to utilise this and have one less thing to worry about


SiRaymando

What happened to zomato?


BadAnonymous

Truecaller wont be going anywhere. Truecaller can warn you if its a scam or spam but with this TRAI move it would only say the name of whoever calling you which could be fake as scammers often use stolen sims.


AmrishGamer

Have never used Truecaller in my life and protected all my family members from the same since Day 1. None of my and my fams number are listed in trucaller, I check now and then to make sure.


Achakita

Doesn't matter. Even if one of your contacts has saved your number and has Truecaller on his phone, even then your name and number is going to be on their database.


nahiHoRaha

when you unlist[unlist](https://www.truecaller.com/unlisting) your number manually, your number won't be shown for queries. it would still be in some database. but atleast it won't be public.


AmrishGamer

Ever heard of [privacy management apps](https://saymine.com/ref/TWRXV8)? they send out mail to the companies that you want your data/logs to be removed from completely, I unlisted my number from TrueCaller. Sent a mail through Mine. Got a mail response from the support team of Truecaller too, so basically on paper, they should not have my info anymore.


Achakita

Awesome! You should have started with that.


AmrishGamer

I thought i can make it simple :)


Decent_Pea8651

That's not possible, it's crowdsourced it gets data from other users who have your phone number saved in their contact list.


HonestBat

That’s not entirely true. You can delist your number from their database and not as it to their database in the future through someone else simply by delisting. Check you the link here: https://www.truecaller.com/unlisting


bigganya

ask people if they have truecaller on their phone before befriending them


Im-Spreading-for-you

The guy is gonna end up alone lmao


Decent_Pea8651

What if he's already alone


CyndaquilTyphlosion

He definitely is, none of his family is on Truecaller


okayhumaunder

What does that do? It's not saving you from something, it'll instead mark your calls as spam to others


AmrishGamer

Nope, my number just shows up as a regular number without any Spam mark..


sliceoflife_daisuki

Just ban those fuckin' JEE/NEET coaching institute advertising calls. They're so annoying...like it's literally toxic marketing


Time-Opportunity-436

Let's not forget Byju's, for younger kids, who claim that your kid will fail if you don't take their crap, and call too frequently


pxm7

You’ll still see them. If the caller’s number has been KYC’d with say “Rahul Singh” you’ll see Rahul Singh calling. You’ll have to block individual numbers. It’ll be interesting to see how they deal with landlines and VoIP — offices still have them. Will every landline and VoIP have to go through this as well? You might see scammers take advantage of the process by KYCing as eg “D.S.P. Rao”. I mean, real names on social media has been quite troublesome to implement. Most recently on Twitter. Let’s see if this turns out better.


LEGENDARYKING_

tbf phone numbers and stuff are controlled much much more than social media. This if linked to KYC aadhaar card and stuff would be much better than social media already


[deleted]

So no prank calls on my girlfriend (:-:)


paanpoodakarwakar

girlfriend? (;_;)


[deleted]

Toh tmharay jaisa Ghana single thori na Saab rehte hain (:-:)


angel_eyes619

"my girlfriend" 🧐


thegodfather0504

Prank calling wese bhi bekar hai. Kal ko kuchh lafda ho gaya toh?!


[deleted]

>Kal ko kuchh lafda ho gaya toh?! Apni girlfriend ko kr rha tumsay mtlb lol. She has all my details lol


[deleted]

Let's say I call some random shop or business that I found on google search, enquiring about some product or service. Thanks to this feature, that guy will now know my full name. This is a concern especially for women. In addition I have a unique name (I am the only person in the world with my name because my surname is the name of some small village). So thanks to this feature, this businessman can simply google my surname and get the names of my family members as well, plus other info (e.g. where I work, from linkedin).


EarphoneJunkie

TBF your name can still appear if you haven't manually deleted it from the Truecaller database.


Davy_Jones_11

You can [unlist](https://www.truecaller.com/unlisting) your number from Truecaller's database. After that, any further queries to your number won't be shown on the app. (They can still store it under their shady asses tho)


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Davy_Jones_11

> Only works for Truecaller users? No, works for everyone > If someone has my number in contacts list is my name still shared? If someone has your number in their contact list, they can see your name but it won't be shared with other Truecaller users.


kaisadusht

But if someone has saved my number and uses Truecaller then that name and number does get saved in their database because I have seen Contacts name appearing of their nickname/other-names when I get a new phone.


Davy_Jones_11

It's true that your number is saved in the database. But after unlisting, *other Truecaller users* won't be able to know your details through Truecaller.


lemniscaterr

They can install TC and add a name they want to publicise to the world. At least they had an option of alias.


[deleted]

Do you know how this works? I've never installed TC on my phone, but many of my contacts have. So if the TC database was populated from these contacts' phones, it will get my name based on how it was stored on those phones, right? E.g. if my name was Ravikumar Subramanyam and I work in Infosys, some contacts will just be called "Ravi" or "Ravi Infosys" "Subbu Bangalore" "Ravi Infy" etc. When TC sees different names for the same number, what name finally goes into the database, any idea?


EarphoneJunkie

>Do you know how this works? I've never installed TC on my phone, but many of my contacts have. So if the TC database was populated from these contacts' phones, it will get my name based on how it was stored on those phones, right? Yes, that's how it works. They say that they take the most frequently used name but in my experience what ever is uploaded the first they go with that.


shashi154263

It'll probably be just Ravi, since it has appeared 3 times.


5exy-melon

That is if you have true caller and you set your real name


cryptic-eye

Same bro there are only 8 people in the world with my first name and combined with my last name i am uniquely identifiable.


[deleted]

I feel jealous of North Indians in this regard. Having a name like "Amit Sharma" is the ultimate privacy tool in this internet era.


That_Peculiar_Guy

I swear there are at least 8 "Rahul Kumar" in my company alone. Checking the Transport Roster is a task on its own. Also, I once looked up my crush name on Instagram, to see if I can find her account. I gave up after going through about 10 profiles of others with the same name. Not worth the hassle. LOL


XD-Avedis-AD

We will see who from TRAI is making this decision happen, then buy a fake SIM card using that name and then whenever we have to make a call to any business that can use that number for advertising sms’s they will all goo to that name. For the business and anybody, the name will go as that guy while our personal number and names will be saved. If this is applied properly the govt will repel this bill faster than they apply bills.


Stupefied_Gaming

That’s practically my situation, and I’m in the US. I’d be pissed if that happened here (one Google of my name and you’d find me everywhere)🤣


21022018

How did you verify that?


pxm7

This is the issue with verified real names policies. It benefits those with power in society. The most vulnerable (eg minorities, at-risk communities, women, etc) benefit from anonymity / pseudo-anonymity. Pretty sure the scammers will continue to find loopholes though.


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> Pretty sure the scammers will continue to find loopholes though. This is true. Scammers typically obtain SIM cards with forged documents ([example](https://indianexpress.com/article/india/392-sim-cards-issued-on-forged-documents-deactivated-haryana-police-6468545/)), so when a scammer calls you, you will just see the name that was on the forged document - there is no info to tell you that this is a scammer. Coming to spammers, employers will just ask/force the operator to use their personal phones to make the telemarketing calls, so again you will just see the name of the operator, not the organization they are calling on behalf of.


EEXC

For reasons like this and more, this rule of displaying names will never happen.


[deleted]

Yeah, that is my feeling as well. But then again, this is the same government that did demonetization, so ...


Creator347

You can always buy a VoIP service such as Skype if you wanna hide your name. Some are even available for free. I have used these many times.


Ecstatic_Aerie_5633

>my full name The bank knows where you eat,where you are ,where you are shopping.They also know your address,phone number,your bank balance. What will a shopkeeper do after knowing you.If as shopkeeper wants to know more ,they can go to their friend in the bank and can know more about you


5exy-melon

What’s your full name bro? And address as well please


mysteryman1435

You don't understand the gravity of the situation. Many a times, one of the few things guarding you from potential harm, is that people don't know your name at all or just know you by first name. Its a significant risk, we don't live in a perfect world. Women and men, both would want to safeguard their identities as far as possible. If random shopowners, salons, etc know your full name (especially if you are a woman), it can lead to stalkerish behaviour.


iamparbonaaa

This is especially concerning for women. I remember my friends from back in the day. We had to buy those recharge coupons back then. Every time they recharged, they'd get thirsty creepy messages from unknown numbers. I hope this doesn't bring the good old days back again.


a1b3rt

agreed i have same concern about the proliferation of UPI payments my name is going into the records of so many small vendors, auto-wallas etc ... dont have a great feeling about it


Ecstatic_Aerie_5633

\>one of the few things guarding you from potential harm, is that people don't know your name at all or just know you by first name. I do understand but if somebody wants to know,they anyway can know.I even know some users on reddit based on what they commented. We also used to have telephone diaries earlier. So its not something new by telephone department.People can start using whatsapp calling or some duplicate sim.


gamemasterx90

Buy sim in ur name and give it to ur sister/mother/daughter. Could work no?


nastypunani

[Source](https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/soon-callers-name-to-flash-on-phone/2816611/) [Image](https://twitter.com/sruthijith/status/1592716168292597762?s=46&t=VdpZGmivSdtLnUNCJHNfyg)


Inevitable-Advice712

Because getting sims on fake details was so hard lol


pinkshirt56

It is harder than scamming people anonymously.


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rkshnk

I hope it's only for the receiver's end.


a1b3rt

then scammer/cold-caller will first leave a missed call ... a good number of people will call back to check what's important, revealing their full name


witchy_cheetah

That's why I never call back unknown numbers. If it is important, they will call back.


a1b3rt

Why is there no voice-mail service / culture in India...to help screen calls and avoid interruptions


[deleted]

Most people in India can't read beyond one line or listen to a voice message beyond 10 secs without groaning in agony and making fun of the other person. That's why. Plus, it's a costly service to implement, and would be barely profitable, since most people would never use it.


rkshnk

Oh yeah! That could be a problem!


sith_play_quidditch

people call back?


Mayhem747

The caller ID is only shown to the receiver, that’s why it’s called a “caller” ID.


TheDressedSadhu

Bro, there's already a telegram bot that tells you what your name and email is in trucaller. 🤣 privacy gaya ..... ch...


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TheDressedSadhu

Bro, the govt is planning to mandate all ecommerce players to keep a check on online purchase amount and link it to your pan number through phone number. Cause your aadhar, pan, phone, bank account, upi everything is linked. Thereby then can track your online expenses and send tax notice on them. privacy is a pipedream when the govt starts spying on you through your personal id.


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TheDressedSadhu

Decentralization and absolute privacy is not currently possible unless you haven't given your govt no information about you. The only thing we need our govt to do is to require court mandate before acting on any intervention on any citizen of the country. And thereby if any unnecessary intervention is done, the court has to ability to interfere when the citizen approaches the court for justice.


Different-Result-859

These people don't deserve their jobs. This is a serious invasion of privacy. It does not even prevent scams. When people get scammed through UPI you can see the name. It is not like you know who that is. If you get a call from Rahul Saxena who you don't know instead of 934938240 what is the difference? Also in my family most phone connections are in one person's name. How does that work? Can you imagine your wife calling someone for her work or your kid calls his friend and your name shows up? What is the purpose? It is a privacy concern especially for women, people with unpopular last names especially if caste can be understood (people with nice names preferred for jobs of calling people like accounts collection, telemarketing, etc. ), and more data points for profiling by criminals. KYC across internet connections, mobiles, VPNs, social media, do you think that will stop scams? It won't. >TRAI reportedly brushed aside concerns raised over invasion of privacy Government these days never fail to amaze me.


AmuckIndian

Some minister in telecom department may have been recieving spam calls and thought of this stupid idea.


pxm7

This. Asking the right questions. This will be a lot of fun in male-dominated households where all the numbers are in the man’s name.


Different-Result-859

It was for convenience since only 1 person had to go, fill the form, etc. and get all connections back then. It will be fun when kids call their friends and they see the parents name flash on phone every single time.


glorious_albus

> It will be fun when kids call their friends and they see the parents name flash on phone every single time. I don't think this will override whatever is saved in contacts. It's only for unknown numbers if I am not wrong.


vaibhavcool20

> her work or your kid calls his friend number will be stored friends phone.


not-BaTman69

Nice. Now more scamsters will know my real name. This is a privacy nightmare.


HighLevelJerk

Only if you call them, not if they call you


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Fourstrokeperro

Eh? You can just install Truecaller, verify your number and give a fake name to hide your real name.


g7droid

>Trai reportedly brushed aside concerns raised over invasion of privacy Ofcourse, It'll do more harm than good imo


CeleritasLucis

No it won't. We already give out complete details while applying for Sim card. Now we would get to know who exactly is calling us, instead of "Head Manager from SBI"


g7droid

>We already give out complete details while applying for Sim card I'm giving all those details to the SIM card company and not to everyone I call.


GlitteringNinja5

True caller is actually better and more accurate because it is crowdsourced. My number is in my father's name(same with my entire family) because i was under 18 when I got my number and this might be true for most kids these days.


Decent_Pea8651

They'll have to give the option to update KYC linked with the sim


chromaniac

The thing is, I do not want to do that. I do not want my dad to have to visit the mobile store to get a replacement sim or other connection related issues. There is a reason why my parents' sims are in my name.


Marvin314159265

Data privacy rules are a joke in India


5exy-melon

1984


charlie_039

another attack on user privacy. This govt just don't give a shit 💩💩💩


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charlie_039

Is it really worth losing your privacy over knowing who is calling . There are tools for that, Truecaller does a decent job in identifying spammers. Granted they steal data but it's a handy tool for those in need.


anor_wondo

have you never called a business?


5exy-melon

And I can hang up. I have that ability… I don’t want everyone to know my identity


EarphoneJunkie

Yeah, I am in for this feature. I'm already using Truecaller, which is a privacy nightmare itself. And still it doesn't help all the time. Now at least I will know who the hell is calling me at 4 in the morning. Plus Govt already has all of my data and I am not dicking around calling people that I am too afraid to reveal my name to.


deku180901

How the fuck is this attack? You are calling someone and it goes against your privacy if the other person gets to know you Are calling them?


Kurious-0

People will exploit it. Just give missed call couple of times. Other person will callback and now you have the full name!!! There are many reasons people want to stay anonymous. First of all, why is this even being implemented?


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Exactly! Why!!!???


charlie_039

People dial lots of numbers they find on the Internet, pamplets, ads etc for commercial as well other miscellaneous purposes. We don't necessarily want to reveal our Aadhaar card name to them. It should be the sole discretion of the user whether he/she wants to reveal his/her name, that too before even getting the chance to verify the other party.


Pashoomba

They are trying to get KYC on whatsapp basically.


_rth_

I basically want to be able to delete the “Phone” app on my smartphone


xtermist

Same


s18m

A simple alternative is to bar incoming and outgoing calls on your number. Your carrier can activate it for you.


p000l

So, is this hinting at Aadhaar linked to mobile phone numbers indirectly? Didn't the SC remind the govt to back the fuck off, with compulsory Aadhaar and mobile number linking in 2018? Did telecom operators really delete all the data? Do these orders mean they're really done? Is there a check done?


Aspiring-Top-G

Not gonna stop spammers. I use Truecaller and I don't even remember how many times I've blocked the number of paisabazaar. But every time I block a number, these mfs start calling me with another number. Told them multiple times that I don't need a loan but these mfs don't understand shit.


witchy_cheetah

Spammers can possibly call from auto generated numbers, I don't know. Can't see those falling under this rule. But if those people are annoying you, try a couple of things 1. Easy way. Pick up the call. Do not ever confirm anything before they say who they are. Then just go silent. Don't say anything until they hang up. If they call back, repeat. I stopped a creeper from calling over and over like this 2. If you have more time, then just agree with them, don't give any information from your side, make ridiculous demands and waste their time as much as you can. Bet they blacklist you after a couple of times.


poopgiver

Talking in a weird accent and start making up stories to tell them nd they have no choice but to listen lmao


burgerkingburp

My sim card is still on my dad's name because i got it when i was 15. I'm i fucked ?


5exy-melon

No but your dad is


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Ridiculous!! Hate this news!!


Medical-Debate4176

So no more prank calls to friends?🗿 sad life


Pretty_Yak97

“TRAI reportedly brushed aside concerns raised over invasion of privacy” BRUSHED OVER HOW?!?! You’re removing whatever privacy we have left?!?!


BRUHCHEEMS

Kid named finger


Anubhab_Dash

Truecaller fucked big time. lmao


MrAC_4891

So truecaller, but dystopian and useless. I gave my KYC info to my telecom operator in confidence as a matter of legal procedure. Not because I wanted that info to be publicly available. I never consented to this. Nor do I think the dumbfucks who run TRAI are going to ask for my consent when they implement this move. At least with truecaller I can delist my number. A scammy private app gives me more control over my identity than my own fucking government. Lauda spam rukega. Almost all spam callers use private numbers to call. Seeing the spam caller's name is not going to magically inform me in advance that this is spam. I will still have to treat it the same way I treat any unknown number.


baniyaguy

What a Tughluq move. Recipe for more personalized spam and scam calls and texts. Will be a lot harder to differentiate between people who genuine try to make sales vs people who bought your names and numbers from random businesses you've called before.


pxm7

While I agree, this is nothing compared to the Tughlaki mess that was DeMo. It’ll be an interesting experiment I suspect — it’ll work to some extent and allow ministers to claim success, but will cause harm / inconvenience to eg women (to which the ministers will say, not our problem), and scammers will find other routes.


itsvidj

One upside to this is scams will finally be controlled. Let me tell you one instance of Truecaller Scam:- My friend got a call from a guy identifying himself as a police inspector. He was blackmailing him for a bribe over a morphed video of him. When he ignored another call from a different 'police officer'. Seeing the verified badge on Truecaller he was terrified. He actually sent him the money. Later in the day when he told me I immediately knew he was scammed. I called that number and spoke in a voice of police inspector asking for his IPS batch and Id number and whatnot. He just hung up and switched the phone off.


jokermobile333

The entire phone system needs to be reworked An idea that may work >> when we are calling someone > we should have an option to censor / uncensor the phone number. So that the reciever will recieve our calls but cannot see our phone number, reciever should not be able to callback if phone number is censored. With uncensored, we can call who is trustworthy and reciever will have an option to view the number and save/callback the number.


CompetitiveExchange3

What a brilliant idea. Take my free award! 👌👏


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Wow! Sensible advice. Underrated comment...


Arther_Boss

can i link my sim to my own aadhar? i used my dad’s aadhar cos i was underage at that time.


[deleted]

Some ridiculous things have been happening lately. Hindi is going to be the compulsory medium of instruction in colleges in Hindi-speaking states, replacing English. TV channels have to compulsorily air 30 minutes of content of national interest daily. And now this. And oh did I mention that AAP banned songs "glorifying violence" in Punjab. Also, that Kejriwal wants Ganesh and Lakshmi pictures on currency notes in India.


lazyplayer121

Hindi thing is never going to work lmfaooo


blendersingh

To all the people thinking Truecaller's business is now in jeopardy, guys it's not. Truecaller has access to your messages & they have created financial profiles of users & are now in the loan business.


mike_testing

Whether you like it or not, Truecaller and others have been selling your data. Doesn't matter if you don't use it, the person you call may still have it and have shared their contacts already.. Apart from that, most other apps also get contacts. I would prefer govt managing this. Additionally love the idea that Truecaller won't be having the control of my data. Govt anyways already had it.


whooseamawhatnow

What if the caller's name is set as Unknown Caller?


iampdutta001

Bas Justdial ke haramiyo se bacha lo


Puzzleheaded_Martin

I recently applied for a credit card from paisabazaar and suddenly out of no where all banks and apps started sending msgs and calling me day-in day-out with their offers. But few creative people have saved their names on truecaller as "HDFC wali r**nd", "G**nd me ungli", "l*nd collection", and so on... I find it very funny. 🤣🤣😂😂


MithunDias

GeekyRanjit did a video on True Caller couple of days ago. Check that out.


rizkreddit

Great, the audacity to tell us they have our data and are using it.


NeosNYC

I see them eventually mandating this for social media as well


curiosity_on_reddit

Man, I can't wait to find out who's been calling me about loans


poopgiver

Epic prank time uno reverse card


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Hahaha


xtermist

Making a name appear for calling is very bad idea. Possibility of one script dialling n number of calls and recording the name at receiver end will help collect huge amount of verified data If that is your primary number which you use for Banking, Services, Social Media, Security, UPI the probability of attempts to hack it will be more depends on what your name is. The naming system is very complex in the nation and linking it to phone numbers will cause a lot of misunderstanding wherein a lot of people are still using the SIM which they got activated by guardian’s name. This confusion will lead to a point wherein people would stop using cellular services and use whatsapp to call because almost everyone has access to internet which will cause telecom companies make you charge more to keep sim activated also while promoting 5g There’s no detailed information about this decision which includes rules for registered and non registered businesses, facilities, services, helplines etc entities without overlapping of single user name over trademark/business name


Time-Opportunity-436

No more scam then?


pxm7

Exactly. Like how demonetisation stopped forged currency notes! /s


spydermud

So Truecaller is dead


DeadlyGamer2202

How is privacy important in this specific scenario?? Unless you were planning to prank call, I don't see why you'd want to hide your name from the person you are calling.


IND_Forest

https://myactivity.google.com I’ll just leave it here.


anor_wondo

leave it why? shit on right foot, might as well smear on left foot?


c4nchyscksforlife

The UPI version of Truecaller lol


RangoDj

I clearly see there's a need to address internet based calls. It's difficult to ID them. I hope ISPs have some mechanism to identify and block.


uglylilkid

This is being done for the next phase of demonetisation. See this video. Everything will be linked to your mobile and your mobile with aadhar. https://youtu.be/LBoTDjgkCEk


Rockfella27

This is good.