Truecaller Says Indian User Data Is Now Locally Hosted

Advertisement
By Indo-Asian News Service | Updated: 17 January 2019 12:21 IST
Highlights
  • India has over 60 percent of Truecaller's global user base
  • Doubled the speed in search results for "Caller ID": Truecaller
  • More than half of the company's employees are from India

Aiming to provide secure services to the users, Swedish caller identification app Truecaller on Wednesday said all its Indian user data is now hosted in the country.

India has over 60 per cent of Truecaller's global user base of more than 100 million daily active users.

"This is one of the many steps we are taking to ensure better services. This also safeguards users' privacy and data while being compliant with laws of the geographies we operate in," Nami Zarringhalam, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Truecaller, said in a statement.

Advertisement

In line with its business strategies, Truecaller has also doubled the speed in search results for "Caller ID" and "Spam detection" features within the app, he said.

Advertisement

With its offices in Bengaluru, Gurugram and Mumbai, more than half of the company's employees are from India.

Last month, Truecaller in its Insight Special Report said Brazil surpassed India to become the most spammed country in the world in 2018.

Advertisement

More than six percent of overall calls received by Indian users in 2018 were spam calls. However, the average number of spam calls received in India dropped to 22.3 calls per user/month - 1.5 percent less than last year, its findings showed.

On an average, a Truecaller user in Brazil received 37.5 spam calls per month - an 81 percent increase of spam calls in a year, said Truecaller.

 

For the latest tech news and reviews, follow Gadgets 360 on X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads and Google News. For the latest videos on gadgets and tech, subscribe to our YouTube channel. If you want to know everything about top influencers, follow our in-house Who'sThat360 on Instagram and YouTube.

Further reading: Truecaller
Advertisement

Related Stories

Popular Mobile Brands
  1. Amazon Sale 2025: OnePlus 13s, OnePlus Nord 5 Deals Revealed
  2. iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max Offers Listed Ahead of Flipkart Sale
  3. Oakley Meta Vanguard Is a Wraparound Smart Glasses With a Camera on the Nose
  4. Instamart Sale: iPhone 16, OnePlus 13R at Jaw-Dropping Prices
  5. Xiaomi 17 Pro Design Teased Again as Phone Surfaces on Geekbench
  6. Xiaomi 15T Specifications Leaked Ahead of Global Launch
  7. Vivo V60e Price in India, Specifications Surface Ahead of Launch
  8. UK, US To Deepen Crypto Cooperation During US President Trump's Visit
  1. Oakley Meta Vanguard Smart Glasses With a Centrally-Placed Camera Launched, Aimed at Athletes
  2. Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 Smart Glasses Launched With 2X Battery Life, 3K Ultra HD Camera
  3. Meta Ray-Ban Display Smart Glasses Launched With AR Screen and Meta Neural Band
  4. NASA’s Artemis Prepares Crews for Future Mars Missions
  5. JWST Identifies Compact, Metal-Poor Star-Forming Region Tracing Back to Early Universe
  6. Researchers Develop Method to Predict Rare Green Auroral Events on Mars
  7. Kanyakumari Now Streaming on This OTT Platform: Know Everything About This Telugu Romance Drama
  8. Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle OTT Release: Know When and Where to Watch it Online?
  9. Xbox Game Pass Wave 2 Titles for September Include RoadCraft, Frostpunk 2 and Hades
  10. Government Makes Cybersecurity Audits Mandatory for Crypto Exchanges Due to Rising Risks
Gadgets 360 is available in
Download Our Apps
Available in Hindi
© Copyright Red Pixels Ventures Limited 2025. All rights reserved.