Why India’s privileged citizens are cheerleaders for surveillance tech

A study found the support for policing techniques that rely on security cameras and drones goes up with income levels.

Zafar Aafaq

· May 26, 2023 · 06:30 am

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.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 03, 2023 · 04:53 pm

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.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 13, 2022 · 02:01 pm

‘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

· Jun 05, 2022 · 01:30 pm

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.

Scroll Staff

· May 20, 2022 · 12:03 pm

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.

Scroll Staff

· May 02, 2022 · 06:30 pm

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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· Apr 30, 2022 · 10:32 am

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.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 17, 2022 · 09:51 pm

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

· Mar 17, 2022 · 01:30 pm

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.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 22, 2022 · 01:29 pm

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.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 04, 2022 · 08:49 am

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.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 03, 2022 · 01:22 pm