Surveillance State
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Pegasus: Indian leaders including me are under surveillance, claims Rahul Gandhi at Cambridge
The Congress MP claimed that intelligence officers had asked him to be careful while speaking on the phone as his calls were being recorded.
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Zero-click spywares like Pegasus threat to reporters, sources, says Committee to Protect Journalists
Several journalists told the non-profit that they are concerned about their personal safety, along with their friends and family.
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‘An assault on privacy’: VPNs decry new government rules as they leave India
Under the rules scheduled to take effect this month, virtual private network providers are required to retain user data for at least five years.
Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Pegasus case: SC grants more time to expert panel to submit final report on surveillance allegations
The court asked the panel to complete the examination of 29 mobile phones allegedly targeted by the spyware preferably within four weeks.
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Pegasus spyware used to target Spanish PM, defence minister’s phones, says government
Minister of the Presidency Felix Bolanos said that details about the breaches were sent to the country’s National Court for further investigation.
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Pegasus case: Supreme Court panel seeks response from DGPs of all states on spyware purchase
In a letter, the technical committee asked if the surveillance software was used on any citizen of India.
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Video
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‘Why are you working so directly for the BJP?’: Rahul Gandhi to reporter at press conference
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West Bengal government was offered Pegasus for Rs 25 crore five years ago, claims Mamata Banerjee
The West Bengal chief minister said that she turned it down as the software could be misused to spy on officials.
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Why phone-cracking tools used by India’s law enforcers are increasingly raising privacy concerns
The lack of regulation and protection against the unrestricted use of surveillance by the authorities poses grave risks, experts warn.
Aihik Sur, medianama.com
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Pegasus case: Supreme Court defers hearing to February 25
The technical committee set up to investigate the matter submitted its interim report to the court on Tuesday.
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The Reel
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Review: ‘Boston Strangler’ looks for the woman in the serial killer story
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No information on Pegasus matter available with external affairs ministry, says spokesperson
The spokesperson said the case was being investigated by a Supreme Court-appointed committee.
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Indian intelligence service bought Pegasus for ‘dozens of millions of dollars’, says NYT reporter
In an interview with ‘The Wire’, the correspondent Ronen Bergman, however, did not specify which Indian agency had acquired the spyware.
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Pegasus: On Opposition’s demand for debate in Parliament, Centre says matter is sub judice
A report in ‘The New York Times’ on January 28 said that India had purchased the Israeli spyware in 2017 as part of a $2-billion defence package.
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The Field
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Swiss Open Super 300 semifinal blog: Satwik-Chirag win a thriller against Ong-Teo to reach final
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Watch: Meg Lanning on her love for coffee, playing in the WPL, her break from the game and more
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Sudirman Cup Finals 2023 draw: India placed along with Malaysia, Chinese Taipei in Group C
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Badminton: Adita Rao, the shuttler and struggler, stays defiant in pursuit of her goals