‘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.

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· 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.

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· 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.

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· 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.

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· 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.

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· Feb 03, 2022 · 01:22 pm

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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· Feb 01, 2022 · 08:56 am

Pegasus case: CPI leader submits notice to move privilege motion against IT minister

CPI leader and Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam said that the minister had told Parliament that illegal surveillance was impossible in India.

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· Jan 31, 2022 · 07:21 pm

Pegasus: Editors Guild asks SC-appointed inquiry panel to take cognisance of ‘New York Times’ report

On January 28, the newspaper had reported that the Indian government had purchased the Pegasus spyware from Israel in 2017.

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· Jan 31, 2022 · 08:27 am