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Re:TrueCaller built a billion-dollar caller ID data empire i... by Pxtl on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @02:26PM (#30769619)
> India has a huge problem with spam / robo callers

That's everywhere, not just India.

Re:TrueCaller built a billion-dollar caller ID data empire i... by edgyquant on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @09:35PM (#30773845)
You’re playing coy, India is a source of a huge number of the worlds phone scams. With Brazil being the “most spammed.” As a slightly related caveat, with how frustrating the scammers are for me in the Us I can only imagine Brazil. Their phones must ring 24/7.
Re:TrueCaller built a billion-dollar caller ID data empire i... by Pxtl on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @09:53AM (#30778467)
Yes, but aren't we talking about which country is the target of the scams, not the source?
Re:TrueCaller built a billion-dollar caller ID data empire i... by unmole on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @10:24PM (#30774135)
And do you think Truecaller has anything to do with that?
Re:TrueCaller built a billion-dollar caller ID data empire i... by edgyquant on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @09:29AM (#30778246)
Probably not. But their job is to keep track of all of this, they’ve clearly made a healthy premium, so I do believe they have a part in both not preventing it at this time and helping to prevent some of it going forward. Not sure what that entails but I get a dozen calls a day and need someone to yell at.
Re:TrueCaller built a billion-dollar caller ID data empire i... by websap on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @02:53PM (#30769954)
I cannot speak about all other countries.