Truecaller gets auto signs up people for UPI account
By MYBRANDBOOK
Bug in Truecaller gets Update Registers Users on UPI Without the consent of the users raises concern, where the job of the app, is to help people avoid spam callers, started registering users to the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) account with ICICI Bank without their permission, people call it scam and fear for their hard earned money.
Truecaller’s payment service works in India through the its payments partner ICICI Bank, which facilitates UPI service for the platform. Truecaller users reported this issue after updating their Android app to the latest version 10.41.6. This is a clear breach of privacy, as people who don’t have accounts with ICICI Bank are getting enrolled, that too without their permission.
UPI has become a strong force in the country’s push for digital payments, with technology giants like Google, Amazon,Paytm,Airtel leading the charge and now whatapp is about to jump the race. With more players joining the ranks, Truecaller is concerning as people could lose their hard-earned money if there’s a mishap.
Truecaller released a statement, confirming the presence of the bug. The company will be releasing a new version with a fix now. “We have discovered a bug in the latest update of Truecaller that affected the payments feature, which automatically triggered a registration post updating to the version.”
Truecaller claims that the affected version of the app has been discontinued and users will no longer be registered automatically. The company requested the affected users to manually de-register through the overflow menu on its app.
The bug came to light after a user on Twitter shared his concern, as a UPI account was created with ICICI Bank without the person asking for it.
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