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Only Authorised Law Enforcement Agencies Can Tap Telephones, Says Government
In a reply to a question posted by a parliamentarian in Lok Sabha, the government on Tuesday said only authorised law enforcement agencies in the country are empowered to tap telephones or intercept and monitor any electronically transmitted information.
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"Interesting Coincidence": Signal Messaging App's Tweet Amid Pegasus Row
Amid growing outrage over the Pegasus phone-hacking row, Signal - pitched by itself as a more secure version of WhatsApp - took a swipe at the government over new IT laws requiring messaging apps to break encryption and 'trace' chats.
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Explained: How Pegasus Is Used To Hack Into Phones To Spy On Users
In 2019, WhatsApp alleged that Pegasus was used to snoop on 1,400 of its users across the world, including Indian journalists. NSO, the spyware's Israeli developer, denied this saying it is sold only to "vetted and legitimate government agencies".
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"Welcome To Listen": Sanjay Raut On Claims BJP Tapped Opposition Phones
Amid allegations Maharashtra BJP tapped the phones of opposition leaders, including NCP and Shiv Sena chiefs Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray, Sena leader Sanjay Raut claimed a BJP leader told him his phone calls were being monitored
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WhatsApp Snooping Issue: Facebook India Executive Appears Before Parliamentary Panel
Facebook's India Public Policy Director Ankhi Das on Friday submitted to a parliamentary panel probing the WhatsApp snooping scandal that the social media platform has an end-to-end encryption and it renders any effort to access the communication between its two users "unlikely from its end", sources said.
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Facebook Official Appears Before Parliamentary Panel On WhatsApp Case
Facebook India Head Ankhi Das on Friday submitted to a parliamentary panel probing the WhatsApp snooping scandal that the social media platform has an end-to-end encryption and it renders any effort to access the communication between its two users "unlikely from its end", sources said.
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Congress Targets Centre On WhatsApp Row, Seeks Parliamentary Panel Probe
The WhatsApp snooping row came up for discussion in the Rajya Sabha today, with the Congress-led Opposition claiming that only a joint parliamentary committee probe can bring out the truth in a case where allegations of hacking are being raised against the centre itself.
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Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: Rajya Sabha Discusses WhatsApp Snooping Row
Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: An uproar is expected in Parliament over BJP MP Pragya Thakur's remarks on Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse.
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WhatsApp Snooping Row: Facebook Service Says Regrets Not Meeting 'Government Expectations'
WhatsApp regrets that it did not meet the "Governments expectations for proactive engagement on these issues."
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WhatsApp Expressed Regret Over Spying Row, Promised To Do Better: Sources
Messaging service provider WhatsApp has "expressed regret" over the Pegasus snooping controversy and assured the government of all possible steps to ensure that such incidents do not occur in the future, sources said on Wednesday.
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Top Officials Wait For Hours As MPs Argue Over WhatsApp Snooping Racket
Top government officers of at least three ministries were forced to wait for over two hours at the Parliament Annexe building on Wednesday, even as Lok Sabha members entered into a fierce argument over referring the recent WhatsApp snooping controversy to the standing committee on citizens' data security and privacy.
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Centre Denies Role In WhatsApp Snooping, Says Issued Warning Months Ago
The centre today rejected accusations of using Israeli spyware Pegasus to snoop on activists and journalists, claiming that it had warned users about this vulnerability in WhatsApp -- the messaging application allegedly used by hackers to gain access to mobile phones -- nearly six months ago. It also said that WhatsApp has expressed regret over the...
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WhatsApp Threat Via MP4 File, Upgrade Your Version: Central Agency
The government's nodal cyber security agency to combat hacking, phishing and to fortify security-related defences online has warned of a "vulenrabilty" on WhatsApp that could be spread by an MP4 file. The advisory comes weeks after a global snooping scandal on the messaging platform came to light.
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Parliamentary Panel Headed By Shashi Tharoor To Examine WhatsApp Snooping Row Today
A parliamentary committee headed by the Congress's Shashi Tharoor will examine the WhatsApp snooping issue today, in which the 31 members would seek details from top government officials on the steps the centre is taking to prevent such incidents.
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Allowed By Law To Intercept, Monitor Data In Public Interest: Government
The centre said on Tuesday it's "empowered" to intercept, monitor and decrypt digital information in the public interest as long as its agencies follow the law.
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Only Authorised Law Enforcement Agencies Can Tap Telephones, Says Government
In a reply to a question posted by a parliamentarian in Lok Sabha, the government on Tuesday said only authorised law enforcement agencies in the country are empowered to tap telephones or intercept and monitor any electronically transmitted information.
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"Interesting Coincidence": Signal Messaging App's Tweet Amid Pegasus Row
Amid growing outrage over the Pegasus phone-hacking row, Signal - pitched by itself as a more secure version of WhatsApp - took a swipe at the government over new IT laws requiring messaging apps to break encryption and 'trace' chats.
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Explained: How Pegasus Is Used To Hack Into Phones To Spy On Users
In 2019, WhatsApp alleged that Pegasus was used to snoop on 1,400 of its users across the world, including Indian journalists. NSO, the spyware's Israeli developer, denied this saying it is sold only to "vetted and legitimate government agencies".
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"Welcome To Listen": Sanjay Raut On Claims BJP Tapped Opposition Phones
Amid allegations Maharashtra BJP tapped the phones of opposition leaders, including NCP and Shiv Sena chiefs Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray, Sena leader Sanjay Raut claimed a BJP leader told him his phone calls were being monitored
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WhatsApp Snooping Issue: Facebook India Executive Appears Before Parliamentary Panel
Facebook's India Public Policy Director Ankhi Das on Friday submitted to a parliamentary panel probing the WhatsApp snooping scandal that the social media platform has an end-to-end encryption and it renders any effort to access the communication between its two users "unlikely from its end", sources said.
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Facebook Official Appears Before Parliamentary Panel On WhatsApp Case
Facebook India Head Ankhi Das on Friday submitted to a parliamentary panel probing the WhatsApp snooping scandal that the social media platform has an end-to-end encryption and it renders any effort to access the communication between its two users "unlikely from its end", sources said.
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Congress Targets Centre On WhatsApp Row, Seeks Parliamentary Panel Probe
The WhatsApp snooping row came up for discussion in the Rajya Sabha today, with the Congress-led Opposition claiming that only a joint parliamentary committee probe can bring out the truth in a case where allegations of hacking are being raised against the centre itself.
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Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: Rajya Sabha Discusses WhatsApp Snooping Row
Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: An uproar is expected in Parliament over BJP MP Pragya Thakur's remarks on Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse.
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WhatsApp Snooping Row: Facebook Service Says Regrets Not Meeting 'Government Expectations'
WhatsApp regrets that it did not meet the "Governments expectations for proactive engagement on these issues."
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WhatsApp Expressed Regret Over Spying Row, Promised To Do Better: Sources
Messaging service provider WhatsApp has "expressed regret" over the Pegasus snooping controversy and assured the government of all possible steps to ensure that such incidents do not occur in the future, sources said on Wednesday.
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Top Officials Wait For Hours As MPs Argue Over WhatsApp Snooping Racket
Top government officers of at least three ministries were forced to wait for over two hours at the Parliament Annexe building on Wednesday, even as Lok Sabha members entered into a fierce argument over referring the recent WhatsApp snooping controversy to the standing committee on citizens' data security and privacy.
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Centre Denies Role In WhatsApp Snooping, Says Issued Warning Months Ago
The centre today rejected accusations of using Israeli spyware Pegasus to snoop on activists and journalists, claiming that it had warned users about this vulnerability in WhatsApp -- the messaging application allegedly used by hackers to gain access to mobile phones -- nearly six months ago. It also said that WhatsApp has expressed regret over the...
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WhatsApp Threat Via MP4 File, Upgrade Your Version: Central Agency
The government's nodal cyber security agency to combat hacking, phishing and to fortify security-related defences online has warned of a "vulenrabilty" on WhatsApp that could be spread by an MP4 file. The advisory comes weeks after a global snooping scandal on the messaging platform came to light.
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Parliamentary Panel Headed By Shashi Tharoor To Examine WhatsApp Snooping Row Today
A parliamentary committee headed by the Congress's Shashi Tharoor will examine the WhatsApp snooping issue today, in which the 31 members would seek details from top government officials on the steps the centre is taking to prevent such incidents.
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Allowed By Law To Intercept, Monitor Data In Public Interest: Government
The centre said on Tuesday it's "empowered" to intercept, monitor and decrypt digital information in the public interest as long as its agencies follow the law.
