Snooping Row

Trinamool Congress member tears I-T Minister's Snoopgate statement in Rajya Sabha

As Trinamool member Shantanu Sen snatched the paper from the IT Minister and tore it, the house saw heated exchange between the Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Trinamool MPs, leading to the house being adjourned.

Jul 22, 2021, 20:53 PM IST

He's been reading everything on your phone: Rahul Gandhi taunts PM Narendra Modi on Pegasus snooping row

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a veiled attack against the Prime Minister over the Pegasus snooping allegations, which the government has categorically denied.

Jul 19, 2021, 11:04 AM IST

Committed to protect Indian users, says WhatsApp on snooping row

"We agree with the government of India. It's critical that together we do all we can to protect users from hackers attempting to weaken security. WhatsApp remains committed to the protection of all user messages through the product we provide," the company spokesperson said in a statement. 

Nov 02, 2019, 08:30 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi attacks government on WhatsApp snooping row

As Facebook-owned WhatsApp sued Israeli cyber intelligence company NSO Group this week that exploited its video calling system to snoop on 1,400 selected users globally, details emerged on Thursday that there were "insignificant number" of Indian human rights activists and journalists among those who were targeted.

Nov 01, 2019, 06:42 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi doing fear-mongering, playing with national security: Amit Shah on snooping row

Amit Shah's attack on Rahul Gandhi came after the latter called PM Modi an "insecure dictator".  

Dec 21, 2018, 21:14 PM IST

No new powers given to central agencies: MHA clarifies on snooping row

A united Opposition has accused the BJP government of converting India into a surveillance state.  

Dec 21, 2018, 18:59 PM IST

'Done in interest of national security': Govt defends MHA order on monitoring computers

The Opposition has alleged that the BJP govt is making the country a surveillance state.

Dec 21, 2018, 17:39 PM IST