{
  "id": 10505910,
  "title": "Truecaller says Nigerians can remove their numbers after privacy ruling",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/truecaller-says-nigerians-can-remove-their-numbers-after-privacy",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-28T18:06:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechCabal",
    "slug": "techcabal",
    "url": "https://techcabal.com/2026/09/28/truecaller-says-nigerians-can-unlist-numbers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Truecaller, the popular caller identification service, announced that Nigerians can remove their numbers from its platform following a recent Lagos High Court ruling. The court dismissed a privacy case brought forth by non-users of Truecaller, ruling that the collection, storage, and disclosure of non-users' phone numbers did not breach their privacy rights under the Nigerian Constitution and Nigeria Data Protection Act. Truecaller's spokesperson commended the court's acknowledgment that caller identification and spam detection play a crucial role in protecting Nigerians from scams, fraud, and harassment. The company clarified that users can voluntarily remove their numbers from Truecaller's searchable database through its unlisting tool. The Lagos High Court's decision hinged on the distinction between the court's treatment of consent and its final decision on whether the plaintiffs established an actionable breach of fundamental rights. The plaintiffs argued that accepting Truecaller's terms of use equated to implied consent from non-users whose numbers were in their contacts. However, the court rejected this argument, stating that it would undermine the rule of privacy and the definition of consent. Truecaller's CEO emphasized that the court recognized caller identification and spam detection serve an important public-safety purpose, which was central to the outcome of the case.",
  "summary": "The response follows TechCabal’s earlier report, which examined the legal dispute over how Truecaller processes the phone numbers and names of people who have not signed up for its service.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}