PEGASUS SPYWARE – MODI’S PERIL OR OPPOSITION’S PITFALL
Preface: The Post is pretty long and many may skip it. So, in order to help those skipping it, I like to give a very brief summary of what the articles are about, as the Pegasus became a debating and talking and agitating points even since Pegasus Project Report containing cell numbers belonging to many celebrities world over including India. Point 1: Spying and Using of Spyware Software are legal with some conditions. Point 2: Supreme Court ruled: Privacy was not a guaranteed right and is not absolute and right to privacy was not recognized as a fundamental right. Human Rights Violations should be viewed under this ruling. Point 3: Even the Pegasus Report had admitted that mere presence of a number in the list does not necessarily mean it was hacked. Worldwide only 67 smart phones were said to be tested of which only 23 cells were infected by the Pegasus spyware and the share of India’s infested cells were only 6 in number. Point 4: NSO – Owner of Pegasus Spyware denied