When technology of espionage outstrips law's ability to protect citizens

Most surveillance firms operate out of the public eye, and given the sensitive nature of the technology they provide, it is extremely difficult to ascertain who their customers are

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Cyber espionage | snooping controversy | NSO

Neha Alawadhi  |  New Delhi 

In 2019, when Facebook-owned WhatsApp sued Israel-based NSO Group Technologies for a global breach that impacted 121 Indians, among others, the focus was squarely on the messaging service.

Two years later, fresh revelations have shown that the extent of snooping on people was more extensive than estimated. Recent investigations into phones that might have been compromised by governments using NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware technology suggest present and former heads of states of many countries, including Egypt, Belgium, France, Iraq, Lebanon, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Uganda, Yemen, South ...

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First Published: Mon, August 09 2021. 06:01 IST
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