News EU Parliament favours blanket ban on biometric mass surveillance and use of AI by police Last month, the UN Human Rights Commission asked for a moratorium on biometric recognition in public spaces. Nishant KauntiaOctober 8, 2021
News Dubai’s ruler used Pegasus spyware to spy on his ex-wife Haya, confirms UK’s High Court This is yet another sign of Pegasus misused and unlawful surveillance carried out by governments to settle personal scores. MitakshOctober 8, 2021
News UN Human Rights Council faces pressure to denounce and investigate Pegasus surveillance Citing risks posed to journalists, civil society groups reiterated the need to hold the secretive surveillance industry accountable. MitakshOctober 4, 2021
News All surveillance mechanisms must be brought under judicial oversight: SFLC’s Pegasus petition Among several others, SFLC's petition is the only one with a broadened scope to target the current surveillance apparatus. MitakshOctober 1, 2021
News Internet freedom in decline as governments crack down on free speech, tech companies Authorities in at least 48 countries pursued new rules for tech companies on content, data, or competition over the past year. Aihik SurSeptember 24, 2021
News As part of cyber-espionage campaign, India targeted telecom, government entities in China, Pakistan: Report Indian government officials used zero day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows to target Chinese and Pakistani PCs Anushka JainSeptember 22, 2021
News Government did not seriously investigate Pegasus surveillance in 2019: Report Even after assurances, the government's probe of Pegasus spyware exploiting a flaw in WhatsApp has yielded no information. Nishant KauntiaSeptember 20, 2021
News Need for investigating Pegasus scandal reiterated by top officials in both EU and UN The EU commissioner condemned the surveillance carried out using Pegasus even as the same scandal unfolds in India. MitakshSeptember 16, 2021
News Why a UN body is raising the alarm on biometric recognition tech in public spaces The UN report argued that AI-based systems were prone to bias even as the use of facial recognition tech grows in India. Nishant KauntiaSeptember 16, 2021
News Spyware flaw in Apple devices prompts emergency security updates from company All Apple users were urged to immediately update their devices after the discovery of a flaw used to plant surveillance software. Nishant KauntiaSeptember 15, 2021