Truecaller makes it simpler to spot spammers, tricksters, phone salespeople and cold guests, and square spam calls, however it comes at a hefty cost. While non-clients have their numbers recorded on the Truecaller data set without their assent, it's additionally awful for the actual clients. That is on the grounds that the application transfers the telephone's IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity) number, which is remarkable to every handset and can be utilized to emphatically ID anyone. So in case you're worried about your security, follow the means depicted beneath to deactivate your Truecaller account. You should then eliminate or unlist your number from the organization's information base.

Note: The method described below works irrespective of whether you’re a Truecaller user or not. However, Truecaller users have to first deactivate their account before requesting for the de-listing.

Remove (Unlist) Your Phone Number From Truecaller Database

Step 1: Deactivate Truecaller Account

Note: If you do not use Truecaller, you have nothing to deactivate, so skip this step and go directly to Step 2.

Firstly, open Truecaller on your phone and hit the hamburger menu (three small lines) on the top-left. On the slide-out panel, tap on Settings.

On the settings menu, select Privacy Center, and then choose Deactivate on the next page. Confirm when asked.

Step 2: Unlist Phone Number From Truecaller Database

Now go to the official Truecaller Unlist page to request the de-listing. Enter your mobile number with the correct country code, solve the Captcha and click on the Unlist Phone Number button.

Confirm by clicking on Unlist in the slide-out pane. You’ll get a message saying that your number will be unlisted from the company’s searchable database within 24 hours.

You should return in a day or two to check whether your number has been taken out from the information base. On the off chance that your number is as yet accessible over a day after your solicitation for de-posting, it very well may be on the grounds that the profile is privately stored (saved) money on the gadget you are looking on. Erase your query items on that gadget and attempt once more. Then again, clear the reserve memory of the gadget through Phone Settings > Apps> Truecaller.

Reclaim Your Digital Privacy By Removing Your Number From Truecaller

Note that the de-posting will not keep your number from showing your own data to clients when you call. All things considered, it will just be eliminated from the organization's 'accessible data set', which means individuals will not have the option to get data about you by essentially looking for your number. It isn't ideal, however that is the solitary alternative the organization offers. It's quite like other guest ID applications too, which is the reason you'd do well to avoid outsider Called ID applications from the App Store or Google Play.

Source: Beebom