Dirty Tricks by State

Unsafe and unchecked: government use of spyware raging around the world https://www.accessnow.org/government-spyware-raging/ 19 July 2021

“Spyware is proving time and time again to be incompatible with human rights,” said Raman Jit Singh Chima, Global Cybersecurity Lead at Access Now. “No matter where it’s deployed, there are always opportunities for exploitation, and its rampant misuse is making global digital communications insecure.”

Natalia Krapiva, Tech Legal Counsel at Access Now. “The industry has shown that it is incapable of policing itself, while governments — including democratic states — are hiding behind national security to whitewash these surveillance abuses. We need regulation, transparency, and accountability now.”

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Citizens Must Push Back, They Could One Day Be Affected Too | Pegasus | Raman Chima |Sidharth Bhatia  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1GN8se5O3I The use of Pegasus to spy on politicians, activists and journalists is a human rights violation. India’s diplomats will have to answer questions when they visit foreign capitals, says Raman Chima of Access Now, a global digital rights body. Plus, investors will think twice about coming to India because they too will worry about being snooped upon.

In an interview with Sidharth Bhatia of The Wire, Chima says this software will also encourage the police to use digital tech to spy on citizens. Citizens should push back and demand accountability because they could be targets one day

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Pegasus Project: Woman Who Accused Fmr. CJI Ranjan Gogoi Potential Snoop Target | Sexual Harassment https://youtu.be/LBXYlDp_kGE?t=80 

 अप्रैल 2019 में भारत के पूर्व मुख्य न्यायाधीश रंजन गोगोई पर यौन उत्पीड़न का आरोप लगा, यह आरोप सुप्रीम कोर्ट की एक कर्मचारी ने लगाया था और अब जानकारी यह आ रही है कि आरोप लगाने वाली सुप्रीम कोर्ट की कर्मचारी से संबंधित 11 फोन नंबर इज़राइल स्थित एनएसओ समूह की ग्राहक- एक अज्ञात भारतीय एजेंसी द्वारा निगरानी के उद्देश्य से संभावित हैक के लिए चुने गए थे. इस जानकारी के सामने आने के बाद से ही प्राइवेसी, लैंगिक न्याय और न्यायिक प्रक्रिया की ईमानदारी पर सवाल खड़े हो रहे हैं। द वायर एक्सप्लेन्स के इस वीडियो में हम आपको यह पूरा मामला बताएंगे साथ ही यह भी बताएंगे कि पूर्व न्यायाधीश रंजन गोगोई ने कब कौन सा फैसला दिया, कब उनपर यौन शोषण के आरोप लगे, कब पीड़िता के सम्भावित फोन हैकिंग हुई कब वो राज्यसभा पहुंचे और क्या ये सब किसी एक कड़ी से जुड़ता है, इसके अलावा हम बात करेंगे वकील और मानवाधिकार कार्यकर्ता वृंदा ग्रोवर जी से और यह जानेंगे कि इस मामले को कैसे देखा जाना चाहिए

After Pegasus, Lawyer of Supreme Court Staffer who accused Justice of Sexual Harassment speaks out  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luO-r6T-CYE 

Vrinda Grover, who represented the woman staffer who had accused Justice Gogoi of sexual harassment speaks to Barkha Dutt after the Pegasus Leaks reveal that the complainant was a person of interest in the surveillance list. Justice Gogoi had denied the allegations and was given a clean chit in the case

What Pegasus targeting heads of states shows — link with Netanyahu travels & India's Tokyo prospects  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqJabVdPaBQ  Jul 21, 2021

Shekhar Gupta highlights : the international stir Pegasus is causing with multiple Presidents, PMs, even a king targeted by Israeli, a link to Netanyahu & his foreign travels. https://youtube.com/embed/tqJabVdPaBQ?&?start=91&end=664   

Rulers, WHO chief, Telegram founder on Pegasus list https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/pegasus-10-prime-ministers-three-presidents-and-a-king-on-list-of-potential-targets/article35453643.ece  July 21, 2021  

The Israeli company issued a statement on Tuesday evening, saying “at least three names” identified by the media reports — President Macron, King Mohammed VI and the WHO director Tedros — “are not, and never have been, targets or selected as targets of NSO Group customers”.

“NSO Group will continue to investigate all credible claims of misuse and take appropriate action based on the results of these investigations,” the company said in a statement.

Where Netanyahu Went, NSO Followed: How Israel Pushed Cyberweapon Sales https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/tech-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-where-bibi-went-nso-followed-how-israel-pushed-cyberweapons-sales-1.10015034 
Investigation of potential Pegasus targets reveals: From Hungary to India and even Saudi Arabia, this is how Israel became the cyber industry’s patron and pushed spyware sales across the world Amitai ZivJul. 20, 2021