Page 3 - Surveillance

Top headlines: SC appoints Pegasus probe, Delhi summons Facebook execs

The Supreme Court ordered a panel of experts to investigate whether the government used the Pegasus spyware to surveil opposition leaders, activists, tycoons, judges and journalists.

Supreme Court to pronounce order judgment in Pegasus spyware case today

The apex court on September 13 had said it will pass an interim order in two-three days on pleas seeking an independent probe into the alleged Pegasus snooping row

More questions on Pegasus

India needs more transparent checks and balances

Pegasus row: Apple issues emergency software patch to fix spyware flaw

The researchers at the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab said the flaw allowed spyware from the NSO Group to directly infect the iPhone of a Saudi activist.

UN nuclear agency, Iran reach deal over tools of surveillance

Tehran holds all recordings at its sites as negotiations over the US and Iran returning to the 2015 nuclear deal remain stalled in Vienna

Pegasus: SC grants more time to Centre, to hear pleas for probe on Sep 13

The Supreme Court Tuesday granted more time to the Centre to decide on filing a further response to a batch of pleas seeking an independent probe into the alleged snooping of certain people in India

In all fairness, we expect you to wait: SC on Bengal's Pegasus probe panel

Bengal govt on Wednesday submitted before the Supreme Court that the two-member commission of inquiry would not proceed till the top court hears the batch of petitions connected with snooping scandal

SC asks parties to avoid 'parallel debates' on social media over Pegasus

The Supreme Court Tuesday said there must be some discipline and they must have some faith in the system.

Pegasus scandal: Defence Ministry says 'no transaction' with NSO Group

In the midst of the Pegasus snooping controversy, the defence ministry on Monday said it did not have any transaction with the NSO Group, which sells the spyware. NSO Group, an Israeli surveillance software company, has been under increasing attack following allegations that its Pegasus software was used for surveillance of phones of people in several countries, including India. "Ministry of Defence has not had any transaction with NSO Group Technologies," Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt said while replying to a question in Rajya Sabha. He was asked whether the government had carried out any transaction with the NSO Group Technologies. The opposition parties have been targeting the central government over the snooping row and disrupting proceedings in Parliament since it met on July 19 for the Monsoon session. IT and Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnawhad had dismissed media reports on the use of Pegasus software to snoop on Indians, saying the allegations levelled

Pegasus: SC asks petitioners to serve pleas to Centre; next hearing on Tue

The top court said it was not going into the facts of each case and if some people claimed that their phones were intercepted then there is the Telegraph Act under which complaints can be filed

France investigates alleged spyware use against dissidents: Report

The prosec­utor's office said on Tuesday that it opened an investigation into a raft of pote­n­tial charges, inclu­ding viola­tion of privacy, illegal use of data and illegally selling spyware

Opposition parties disrupt Parliament, seek probe into Pegasus

Shouting out slogans agai­nst Modi's govt, the Opp­osition members said they wanted an independent probe into the complaints of spying and the resignation of HM Amit Shah

Best of BS Opinion: Illegal surveillance, co-operation ministry & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Saturday

Decoded: The stealth with which Pegasus spyware infects phones, listens in

Pegasus can also be deleted remotely. It's very hard to detect and once it's deleted, leaves few traces.

Illegal surveillance

Govt must reveal who is targeting Indian citizens

Phone nos of ministers, journos in India could have been hacked: Report

Indian government dismisses allegations of any kind of surveillance on its part on specific people.

US lawmakers introduce legislation to ban facial recognition tech by govt

A group of US lawmakers has introduced a bicameral legislation to stop government use of biometric technology, including facial recognition tools

Giant drone sculpture menaces New York City, with intent

The white sculpture of the predator drone stands out against the blue summer skies, appearing to hover over 10th Avenue, and rotating on its pole when pushed by the wind

Encrypted chat app Signal alleges flaws in Israeli's Cellebrite equipments

Encrypted chat app Signal suggested in a blog post published on Wednesday that products sold to law enforcement from Israeli surveillance provider Cellebrite can easily be sabotaged

EU plans ban on AI tech for mass surveillance, social credit scores

As artificial intelligence (AI) technology gets all-pervasive, the European Union is considering a ban on the use of AI for mass surveillance and social credit scores, among other applications.