Pegasus In The Room: Law Of Surveillance And National Security’s Alibi – Analysis

By Nishant Sirohi

“Surveillance is not new, but technology has permitted surveillance in ways that are unimaginable,” noted Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, in his conclusion in the Puttaswamy judgement that declared a fundamental right to privacy.

Pegasus, a modern surveillance tool developed by Israel’s NSO group,...