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Jeff Bezos Allegations Put Phone Hacking Tech in the Spotlight

Reuters | Saturday January 25, 2020

Allegations that Amazon.com boss and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos had his phone hacked by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have put a spotlight on the security of smartphones and the secretive tools used to hack them.

NSO Group Israeli Surveillance Software Lawsuit Goes Behind Closed Doors

Reuters | Friday January 17, 2020

An Israeli court on Thursday ordered closed-door hearings in Amnesty International's legal bid to stop NSO Group exporting surveillance software, which rights groups say is used to spy on journalists and dissidents worldwide.

WhatsApp: Government Plans Security Audit of Chat App After Hacking Attempt

Reuters | Friday November 29, 2019

India wants to conduct an audit of WhatsApp's security systems following revelations that a spyware exploited vulnerabilities in the Facebook-owned messaging platform, technology minister said on Thursday.

Facebook Sued by Workers at Israeli Spyware Firm Over Blocked Personal Accounts

Reuters | Wednesday November 27, 2019

A group of employees from Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group filed a lawsuit against Facebook on Tuesday, saying the social media giant had unfairly blocked their private accounts when it sued NSO last month.

Urban Unemployment Rate Drops To Lowest In 4 Quarters: Government Data

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 23, 2019

Amid criticism over high unemployment rate, a survey by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Saturday showed that urban unemployment rate dropped to the lowest level in four quarters at 9.3 per cent during January-March 2019.

WhatsApp Expressed Regret Over Spying Row, Promised To Do Better: Sources

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday November 21, 2019

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.

Consumer Spending Report On Hold Over "Data Quality Issues": Government

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Saturday November 16, 2019

The Consumer Expenditure Survey 2017-18 findings will not be released this year due to data quality issues, the centre said today.

Liquidity Flows, Healthy Quarterly Results Expected To Push Markets Higher: Experts

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday November 10, 2019

The National Statistical Office (NSO) is slated to release the macro-economic data points of IIP and CPI on November 11.

WhatsApp Users Ask Government to Explain Ties With Israeli Firm in Privacy Breach Case

Reuters | Saturday November 9, 2019

The group of 19 affected WhatsApp Indian users said in an open letter that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government must explain whether it had mounted the surveillance on them.

WhatsApp Hack: Activist Asks Supreme Court to Order Probe Over Hacking Scandal

Reuters | Tuesday November 5, 2019

The petition could present a new legal headache for WhatsApp and its parent Facebook in India.

IT Ministry Said to Have Found Gaps in WhatsApp Reply on Spyware Issue

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday November 4, 2019

Terming the WhatsApp's reply having "certain gaps", the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) has decided to write to the company over its response to the government charges.

After Kali Puja, Bengal Governor, Mamata Banerjee Clash Over WhatsApp Row

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday November 4, 2019

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar have returned to sniping at each other, with the WhatsApp snooping row and Israeli cybersecurity firm NSO at the centre of their latest fight

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Also Hit by WhatsApp Hack, Congress Says

Reuters | Monday November 4, 2019

Congress said on Sunday that its general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had been informed by messaging service WhatsApp that her phone was hacked during this year's election campaign by malware from Israeli surveillance firm NSO.

Parliamentary Panels Led By Congress Leaders To Take Up WhatsApp Hacking Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 3, 2019

Two parliamentary panels headed by Congress leaders have decided to examine the WhatsApp snooping case and will seek details from top government officials including the Home Secretary.

Pegasus WhatsApp Hack, Mi Note 10 Teasers, MIUI 11 Update, Jio vs COAI, and More Tech News This Week

Abhinav Lal | Sunday November 3, 2019

WhatsApp hack was perhaps the biggest news of the week, though the actual hack was reported back in May. Mi Note 10 and Mi CC9 Pro launch teasers also made headlines, while Apple this week unveiled its new AirPods Pro headphones, and debuted the Apple TV+ streaming service.