The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Friday knowledgeable Parliament that it has no info on whether or not the United States has blacklisted the NSO group, which has been in international controversy over alleged misuse of its Pegasus adware to faucet telephones. has been on the middle of. of journalists, activists and politicians.
There is not any proposal to ban the group in India, Minister of State for Information and Technology Rajiv Chandrashekhar mentioned in response to a query by Samajwadi Party MPs Vishambhar Prasad Nishad and Chaudhary Sukhram Singh Yadav.
Lawmakers had requested: “Whether the United States has blacklisted NSO Group and Candiru for offering Pegasus adware, which has been used to maliciously goal journalists, embassy employees, and activists; (b) If so, the main points thereof; (c) whether or not the Ministry has additionally banned the NSO group in India; (d) if that’s the case, the main points thereof; and (e) if not, the explanations therefor?
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
