Pegasus Spyware Fails to Prevent Hamas Attack on Israel
The failure of Pegasus spyware to detect the Hamas attack on Israel raises questions about its effectiveness in advanced surveillance.
The failure of Pegasus spyware to detect the Hamas attack on Israel raises questions about its effectiveness in advanced surveillance.
Lashing out at Rahul Gandhi over his claim of being snooped on, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said it is his habit to 'defame' India.
Chief Justice N.V. Ramana read the report of the committee in the open court on Thursday.
The apex court had said that it is cognizant of the State's interest to ensure that life and liberty are preserved and must balance the same.
Police allegedly used the spyware to gather intelligence before any investigation had been opened and without judicial warrants. Bennett, who replaced Netanyahu as Prime Minister last June, said Pegasus and “other products are important tools in the fight against terrorism and severe crime," but they were not intended to be used in what they call 'phishing campaigns' targeting the Israeli public and officials.
Close to a dozen pleas have been filed, including the one filed by the Editors Guild of India, seeking an independent probe into the Pegasus snooping allegations.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, on the behalf of the Central Government, sought more time for filing the affidavit as soon as the matter came up for hearing before the bench.
The top court is hearing a batch of petitions seeking various directions, which includes an SIT probe, a judicial inquiry and directions to the government to reveal details about whether it had used the Pegasus software to spy on citizens.
Top leaders of several opposition parties met in the chamber of Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and then walked in protest from Parliament House to Vijay Chowk.
The clarification by the government that MoD did not do any transaction with NSO Group has raised further doubts as to whether it was then the Ministry of Home Affairs, led by Amit Shah, that was possibly involved in a transaction with the Israeli company, said an Opposition leader on conditions of anonymity.
