<s>
Whoscall	B-Application
is	O
a	O
mobile	O
application	O
that	O
offers	O
caller	O
identification	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whoscall	B-Application
identifies	O
incoming	O
calls	O
,	O
blocks	O
scam/harassment	O
numbers	O
,	O
and	O
filters	O
spam	O
text	O
messages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Whoscall	B-Application
was	O
created	O
after	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
co-founders	O
,	O
Jeff	O
Kuo	O
,	O
received	O
a	O
spam	O
call	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Whoscall	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	O
in	O
several	O
countries	O
and	O
attracted	O
voluntary	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Whoscall	B-Application
gained	O
traction	O
and	O
propelled	O
itself	O
into	O
the	O
limelight	O
when	O
Google	B-Application
’s	O
CEO	B-Application
,	O
Eric	O
Schmidt	O
on	O
a	O
visit	O
to	O
Taiwan	O
,	O
rated	O
the	O
app	O
:	O
“	O
An	O
app	O
called	O
WhosCall	B-Application
tells	O
you	O
who	O
a	O
strange	O
number	O
is	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Gogolook	O
received	O
an	O
investment	O
of	O
$11.7	O
million	O
from	O
Naver	B-Protocol
Corporation	O
,	O
LINE	O
’s	O
parent	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Play	O
Taiwan	O
awarded	O
Whoscall	B-Application
with	O
its	O
2013	O
Innovation	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Whoscall	B-Application
was	O
awarded	O
Google	B-Application
Play	O
’s	O
Best	O
Apps	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
,	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
,	O
Singapore	O
,	O
Philippines	O
,	O
Malaysia	O
,	O
Indonesia	O
,	O
Vietnam	O
,	O
and	O
Thailand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Whoscall	B-Application
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
App	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Whoscall	B-Application
was	O
awarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
App	O
Store	O
’s	O
Best	O
Apps	O
of	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
and	O
2016	O
,	O
Whoscall	B-Application
was	O
awarded	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Play	O
’s	O
Best	O
Apps	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
for	O
two	O
consecutive	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Whoscall	B-Application
signed	O
an	O
MOU	O
with	O
Taiwan	O
’s	O
National	O
Police	O
Agency	O
to	O
strengthen	O
its	O
anti-fraud	O
efforts	O
and	O
help	O
promote	O
anti-fraud	O
education	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2016	O
,	O
Whoscall	B-Application
had	O
60	O
million	O
users	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Whoscall	B-Application
signed	O
an	O
MOU	O
with	O
the	O
Financial	O
Supervisory	O
Service	O
(	O
South	O
Korea	O
)	O
and	O
Korean	O
National	O
Police	O
Agency	O
on	O
anti-fraud	O
technical	O
exchange	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Whoscall	B-Application
was	O
chosen	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
as	O
a	O
successful	O
case	O
study	O
on	O
the	O
event	O
Google	B-Application
I/O	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Taiwan	O
President	O
Tsai	O
Ing-wen	O
visited	O
Gogolook	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
Whoscall	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Whoscall	B-Application
had	O
60	O
million	O
users	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Gogolook	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
Whoscall	B-Application
,	O
established	O
its	O
overseas	O
office	O
in	O
Fukuoka	O
,	O
Japan	O
and	O
created	O
partnerships	O
with	O
the	O
Fukuoka	O
City	O
Government	O
in	O
joint	O
anti-fraud	O
efforts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Whoscall	B-Application
released	O
the	O
world	O
’s	O
first	O
COVID-19	O
Scam	O
White	O
Paper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Whoscall	B-Application
was	O
listed	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
anti-fraud	O
apps	O
recommended	O
by	O
the	O
Royal	O
Thai	O
Police	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Whoscall	B-Application
released	O
the	O
2020	O
Annual	O
Report	O
focusing	O
on	O
latest	O
fraud	O
trends	O
and	O
industry	O
insights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Whoscall	B-Application
launched	O
"	O
Smart	O
SMS	O
Assistant	O
"	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Whoscall	B-Application
had	O
more	O
than	O
100	O
million	O
downloads	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
Whoscall	B-Application
released	O
the	O
2021	O
Annual	O
Report	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
Whoscall	B-Application
launched	O
the	O
"	O
Whoscall	B-Application
Premium	O
Group	O
Sell	O
"	O
on	O
momo	O
shopping	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
Whoscall	B-Application
's	O
parent	O
company	O
,	O
Gogolook	O
,	O
applies	O
for	O
IPO	O
listing	O
on	O
the	O
Innovation	O
Board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whoscall	B-Application
has	O
been	O
covered	O
in	O
prominent	O
international	O
media	O
including	O
TechCrunch	O
,	O
TechinAsia	O
,	O
and	O
e27	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
many	O
positive	O
reviews	O
and	O
holds	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
4.2	O
star	O
ratings	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
concerns	O
regarding	O
Whoscall	B-Application
’s	O
privacy	O
issues	O
rose	O
to	O
the	O
forefront	O
of	O
national	O
attention	O
as	O
public	O
figures	O
took	O
to	O
the	O
press	O
and	O
expressed	O
their	O
concerns	O
with	O
public	O
records	O
including	O
home	O
telephone	O
numbers	O
and	O
addresses	O
showing	O
up	O
on	O
incoming	O
calling	O
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whoscall	B-Application
was	O
promptly	O
lauded	O
as	O
not	O
only	O
a	O
call	O
screen	O
for	O
telemarketers	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
a	O
reliable	O
reminder	O
for	O
the	O
possible	O
dissemination	O
of	O
personal	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
