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Pegasus Update: Today, the Supreme Court will hear the petitions on #PegasusProject disclosures today. IFF has provided legal assistance to Jharkhand based activists @RupeshKSingh85 and @IpsaShatakshi, as well as support to other journalists and civil society members. 1/n

The issues raised in these petitions are extremely important. The petitioners have asked the court to declare that the use of the #Pegasus spyware is unconstitutional, and direct the Union Government to protect Indian citizens from this #spyware. 2/n

On the last date of hearing, the SC issued a pre-admission notice to the Central Government in these petitions. Prior to that, the Union Government had filed an affidavit that did not confirm or deny its use of Pegasus. 3/n

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As a recap, Pegasus is spyware developed by the NSO Group which only sells to governments. The spyware gains control of the victim’s phone without their knowledge. #Pegasus #PegasusProject 4/n

#PegasusProject disclosures have revealed that the spyware has targeted over 300 verified Indian mobile numbers, including those used by ministers, opposition leaders, journalists, the legal community, government officials, rights activists and others. 5/n
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