Data GovernanceNigeria·
Lagos High Court Rules Truecaller Cannot Rely on "Proxy Consent" to Process Non-Users' Phone Numbers
A Lagos High Court ruled on 14 September 2026 — reported 23 September 2026 — that Truecaller cannot rely on one user's consent to justify processing the personal data of other people in that user's contact list. The case was brought by the Incorporated Trustees of the Data Privacy Lawyers Association on behalf of indiv…
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