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What are the new interception rules and safeguards? | Explained
2 days, 4 hours ago

What are the new interception rules and safeguards? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Union Government, on December 6, notified the Telecommunications Rules, 2024 which empower some enforcement and security agencies to intercept phone messages under certain conditions. The new rules authorise the Union Home Secretary and the Secretary to the State government in-charge of the Home Department as the competent authority to order the interception of any message …

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Post Office Act, its unbridled powers of interception
11 months ago

Post Office Act, its unbridled powers of interception

The Hindu  

On December 24, 2023, the President of India gave assent to the Post Office Bill, 2023 which will replace the colonial-era Indian Post Office Act, 1898, as and when a notification to this effect is issued by the central government. Interception under central Acts On December 24, the Telecommunications Bill, 2023 also received the President’s assent which will replace two …

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Manish Tewari | To protect right to privacy, reform intel agencies first
1 year, 8 months ago

Manish Tewari | To protect right to privacy, reform intel agencies first

Deccan Chronicle  

A news report in the Financial Times of London dated March 31 suggested that our government is in the market for new spyware. It also noted the need for oversight mechanisms over state surveillance, pointing out that such surveillance must be legally valid and have a “legitimate aim”. In extenso, the court’s reading of section 5 of the Telegraph Act …

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Explained | One year since the Pegasus spyware revelations
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained | One year since the Pegasus spyware revelations

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Supreme Court will be hearing the case pertaining to the alleged use of the Pegasus spyware software later this month. Back then, the court constituted a committee, overseen by former Supreme Court judge Justice R.V Raveendran, to look into the charges and accordingly submit a report “expeditiously”. The article had alleged that Pegasus was part …

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Explained | The operations of the Pegasus spyware
2 years, 10 months ago

Explained | The operations of the Pegasus spyware

The Hindu  

The story so far: On January 28, the New York Times published an article extensively detailing how Pegasus, a spyware developed by Israel-based NSO Group, has been used as a tool to firm up Israel’s interests across the globe. The article claims that it was after this deal that India changed its historically pro-Palestine stance and voted in Israel’s favour …

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Explained | Pegasus and the laws on surveillance in India
3 years, 5 months ago

Explained | Pegasus and the laws on surveillance in India

The Hindu  

The story so far: An international group of news publications are reporting that a spyware known as Pegasus has been used to spy on politicians, journalists, and activists, primarily in 10 countries. According to The Guardian, Amnesty International’s Security Lab has tested 67 of the phones linked to these numbers and found that “23 were successfully infected and 14 showed …

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