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Re:TrueCaller built a billion-dollar caller ID data empire i... by unmole on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @10:22PM (#30774120)
I'm old enough to remember telephone directories. Phone companies would publish listings of name, phone numbers and addresses of everyone who had a phone.

Fun fact: Elector rolls are public record. Your address is already out in the open.

> Giving this anecdote to illustrate many people genuinely don’t see TrueCaller’s spying as a big deal.

That's because it makes no material difference to them.

Re:TrueCaller built a billion-dollar caller ID data empire i... by ehPReth on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @10:29PM (#30774168)
me too! I'm glad it's no longer the case though personally, if you've ditched "land lines" (at least in Canada?)