I know journalists are rushing to break news on the names of those who have been spied on by Pegasus. But a security expert just told me that revealing names is the WORST idea.
They said that this is bigger than just select activists, journalists and academics being snooped upon. Revealing their names puts their family members, friends and colleagues at risk of being targeted.
They say that this is not the first time. Happened with Israeli, MENA and Tibetan activists way before. There's a reason WhatsApp or @citizenlab chose not to reveal any names.
No doubt that this should be reported but going further, can we secure the identity of those who have been called by WhatsApp or citizen lab? I'm sure there are ways around it.
Note to activists: In the interest of your security, better not to reveal names to media as of now. Better to contact @citizenlab or @AIIndia or @AmnestyTech if you have reason to believe your phone has been breached.
Dear media correspondent,
the screenshots i shared with u carries various phone numbers of the persons who may not be comfortable with their numbers going public. Kindly remove, redact or make sure that other numbers are not visible to viewers.
Msg from Nihalsing Rathod.
the screenshots i shared with u carries various phone numbers of the persons who may not be comfortable with their numbers going public. Kindly remove, redact or make sure that other numbers are not visible to viewers.
Msg from Nihalsing Rathod.
