Truecaller says Nigerians can remove their numbers after privacy ruling

Truecaller has said any Nigerian can remove their phone number from its caller-identification service, following a Lagos High Court ruling that dismissed a privacy case brought by non-users of the platform.

The company told TechCabal its unlisting tool allows people who do not use Truecaller to request removal of their number and associated caller identity from its active searchable database.

“The Lagos State High Court dismissed this suit and refused all the reliefs sought,” a Truecaller spokesperson said in a…