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Robocall-blocking apps might be sending your private data to third parties

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Geekz Snow

If you get a ton of robocalls, installing an app promising to block them might sound like a good idea.

Robocalls are a huge problem, and a blocker seems like a quick and easy solution for improving the situation.

A security consultant for the cybersecurity firm NCC Group took a look at some of the most popular robocall-blocking apps, and found a number of privacy violations, TechCrunch reports.

The apps they looked at include TrapCall, Hiya, and Truecaller.

According to the firm, the apps will send user and/or device data to third-party analytics companies with the intent of monetizing your data, without asking for your expressed consent to do so.

In many cases that information was also transmitted before a user was presented with the app’s privacy policy.

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