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Allegations of surveillance on specific people has no concrete basis or truth: Govt

Allegations of surveillance on specific people has no concrete basis or truth: Govt New Delhi, July 18, 2021 Amid reports of snooping of prominent citizens, the Indian government said that allegations of surveillance on specific people have no concrete basis or truth associated with them whatsoever. In response to journalists queries on snooping of prominent citizens, Additional Secretary, Electronics and Information Technology, Rajender Kumar said: India is a robust democracy that is committed to ensuring the right to privacy to all its citizens as a fundamental right. In furtherance of this commitment, it has also introduced the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 and the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, to protect the personal data of individuals and to empower users of social media platforms.

Allegations of surveillance on specific people has no concrete basis or truth, says Indian government

Advertisement Government of India s response to a Right to Information application about the use of Pegasus has been prominently reported by the media and is in itself sufficient to counter any malicious claims about the alleged association between the Government of India and Pegasus, he added. He stated that the questionnaire sent to the Government of India indicates that the story being crafted is one that is not only bereft of facts but also founded in preconceived conclusions . It seems you are trying to play the role of an investigator, prosecutor as well as jury, he wrote. Advertisement He pointed out that answers to the queries posed have already been in public domain for a long time, and it also indicates poorly conducted research and lack of due diligence by the media organisations involved.

Pegasus spyware: Centre says there is no unauthorised interception targeting journalists, minsters

Image for representation. | Dado Ruvic/ Reuters The Centre said on Sunday that there was “no unauthorised interception” by the Union government agencies amid reports that phones numbers of Indian ministers, Opposition politicians, journalists, activists and others were found on a leaked database of targets for reportedly hacking them using Pegasus software, reported NDTV. “The allegations regarding government surveillance on specific people have no concrete basis or truth associated with it whatsoever,” the Centre said in a statement. The Centre said that similar claims were earlier made regarding the use of Pegasus on WhatsApp by the government, adding that those reports had no factual basis and were categorically denied by all parties, including WhatsApp in the Supreme Court.

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