Lagos court: a Truecaller user's consent doesn't cover their contacts

A Lagos High Court ruling on September 14 found that a Truecaller user's consent to upload their contacts does not amount to consent from the people in that contact list. The application was dismissed because the applicants failed to establish infringement and injury, but the court declined to follow earlier reasoning under Nigeria's Data Protection Act 2023.

• Lagos court: user consent does not cover contacts in the address book
• Application dismissed over unproven infringement and injury
• Court departed from earlier ruling favoring Truecaller
• Damages more likely with proven concrete harm