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Truecaller AB

Investigation opened. NDPC, 20 March 2025.

Record ID
ng-ndpc-2025-0003
Jurisdiction
Nigeria
Regulator
NDPC
Type
investigation
Date decided
20 March 2025
Respondent type
private
Sector
technology
Violations
suspected unlawful processing, suspected breach of privacy rights
Provisions cited
NDPA 2023
Outcome
investigation opened
Status
ongoing
Source
Official document ↗
Source integrity
SHA-256 bc108ac8f2f9a770…
Record verified
30 July 2026

The facts

In the same Abuja press conference confirming the TikTok probe, the NDPC's National Commissioner stated the Commission was also investigating Truecaller in the area of data privacy, emphasising a collaborative approach where companies under investigation remediate identified lapses.

Orders and outcome

Investigation opened; no orders yet.

INVESTIGATION · PHONE-DATA

Cite this decision

NDPC (Nigeria), Truecaller AB, investigation of 20 March 2025. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/nigeria/ndpc/2025/truecaller-investigation/ (accessed 23 October 2026).

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