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In October 2021, I called a journalist based in Pakistan, who did not know me. Surprisingly, they greeted me by my name when they received the call.
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IFEX
Caller ID and spam blocking app Truecaller can endanger journalists by revealing their phone numbers, even if journalists never use the app
we've found a few GRU agents whose real names were revealed by TrueCaller. https://ifex.org/...
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