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9.5. In relation to commercial relationship between Google and Truecaller through Google cloud computing services and Ad services, it has been stated that none of the arrangements contain any exclusivity provisions or any contingency clauses relating to the sharing of non-public contacts.

9.6. The Informant had also alleged that Google has allowed Truecaller to access data from Android platform before banning harvesting of such data. In this regard, Google has submitted that the Informant may be referring to a policy change that occurred in May 2021 establishing a more robust data disclosure regime for apps on the Play Store and limiting the instances in which data collection is appropriate, but this was not a ban on the authorized collection of user phone book data. Rather, the policy introduced a "safety section" in Google Play intended to help users "understand the data an app collects or shares, if that data is secured, and additional details that impact privacy and security." As explained in the policy, developers listing apps on Google Play are required to complete a disclosure that, among other things, describes how their app shares and uses collected data.

16. In relation to commercial relationship between Google and Truecaller through Google cloud computing services and Ad services, Google has stated that none of the arrangements contain any exclusivity provisions or any contingency clauses relating to the sharing of non-public contacts. In this regard, it is noted that in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, mere commercial relationship between two entities ipso facto cannot be assumed to grant any favourable / preferential treatment outside of those commercial arrangements.