How dangerous is the GetContact application and why it does not need to be installed

Lifehacker figured out what GetContact is, how it works, how dangerous it is to use the application, and how to delete your number from the database.

At the end of February, social network users began to upload screenshots from the GetContact application. One of its functions allows you to see how phone numbers are recorded from other users. To do this, you must create an account and give the application access to personal data.

What it is
Edition VC.ru noted that the first mention of the application appeared in December 2017. A surge in popularity occurred in February 2018. GetContact is most interested in the territories of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

In February, the application was blocked on the territory of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan due to violation of the law "On Personal Data and their Protection."

After blocking in Kazakhstan, developers from Codebusters released a similar application called GetContact_. According to Murat Alikhanov, the application has downloaded so many users that Codebusters can earn about 1,000 dollars a day.