![]() ![]() He says he found out later that it was his ex-girlfriend who had tagged him in that fashion after they broke up. He came to the worst conclusions about us and dropped us like a hot potato," says the founder of a Bengaluru-based startup. The investor had also heard about one of our co-founders – with whom we were on very good terms – exiting to join a large company. And his pullout led to two others losing interest. "I was pitching for my series-A funding and on Truecaller my name popped up with the prefix `jerk.’ The investor just pulled out. You can add your own tag in the profile section of the app, and once you do it, it will be this that will be visible to other Truecaller users. And once they do that their information will not populate again on the site," said Zarringhalam. Non-users of Truecaller have the option of unlisting themselves. ![]() "We encourage users to own their data, update their information and ensure they are not incorrectly tagged. So what's the remedy? Truecaller says it has made changes to its software to ensure people can own their data and the information that's out there for the world wide web to see. Sometimes there would be a real issue between them and they would tag the person in that manner," said Nami Zarringhalam, co-founder and chief strategy officer of Truecaller. "But we realised that some people started to tag others as a prank. Truecaller said that when it first launched its tagging feature it was to help users tag businesses to faster access the services they required. Hopefully other girls will see the tag and stay away," she says. "It’s karma! He was terribly abusive and a stalker. Saraswathi N was elated to find her psychotic ex-boyfriend listed as `Nuisance XX’ on Truecaller. Sometimes such tagging brings joy to others. A hotel executive in Bengaluru Nithin Rajkumar was offended to find himself named a real estate agent, shortly after he had been house hunting. ![]() Chennai-based chartered accountant C Muruganatham was bemused to find himself listed as a plumber. BENGALURU: Do you have enemies? Or friends who save your name in a sloppy fashion on their phone? Well, then don't be surprised if you find unflattering descriptions of yourself on Truecaller. ![]()
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