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What are the key legal and institutional shortcomings in India’s surveillance oversight architecture? Suggest ways to enhance transparency and accountability.

Topic: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, Q3. What are the key legal and institutional shortcomings in India’s surveillance oversight architecture? Suggest ways to enhance transparency and accountability. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: TH Why the question The Pegasus case has reopened debates on unchecked surveillance, highlighting the absence of legal and institutional …

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Insights into Editorial: Pegasus inquiry must reverse the ‘chilling effect’

    Context: In recent, a Bench of the Court, led by the Chief Justice of India (CJI), constituted a three-member independent expert committee to conduct an investigation (it will be overseen by a retired judge of the Court) and protect public faith in the constitutional system. In the world over, this is the first-ever …

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Insights into Editorial: Spy in hand: On Pegasus spyware issue

      Context: As per reports of some national and international news agencies there appeared on a leaked list of “potential” or actual targets for spying by the Israeli company NSO’s Pegasus spyware. Recently, it has been reported that Pegasus, the malicious software, has allegedly been used to secretly monitor and spy on an …

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