Attempt to twist the truth in Pegasus espionage

- According to Greek mythology, Pegasus is a winged horse that suddenly appears in the blood of Medusa and starts running.

- Many people may justify espionage, but what about personal privacy? That is also a question

The newly appointed Minister will have to take an oath of office when he takes office without any fear or favoritism or any kind of hatred. This is a good pledge, but is there any pledge that forces you to speak nothing but the true, the absolute truth and the truth? (As a witness in court has to take a pledge)

Apparently there is no such pledge. There are many types of truth that change. (Like the corona virus). I believe, a minister is dying for the truth on occasion.

A new minister did something similar in his first speech. After it was revealed that political leaders, journalists, judges, activists, businessmen were being spied on, it was revealed that a list of mobile phones of thousands of select persons has been compiled. Hundreds of thousands of these phones were hacked using spyware and hacked using malware called Pegasus. The Prime Minister was also included in the list of selected people.

A dip into the myth

It is not unreasonable to provide information about mythology here. According to Greek mythology, Pegasus is a winged horse that suddenly appears in the blood of Medusa and starts running. This horse became Zeus's servant. Pegasus is a mysterious creature capable of doing anything.

The Pegasus software, owned by the NSO group in Israel, is now a servant of the Indian government, allowing the government to use its power to arrest and detain anyone it wants. (Currently this matter has become common).

The minister, who has never shown generosity and forgiveness, came forward to defend the government against the allegations of espionage and his defense was expected. "From a logical point of view, there is nothing wrong with this kind of supervision," he said. It is only natural that such a defense should come from a former student of Wharton Business School and IIT, Kanpur. It is difficult to refute such an innocent argument. However, the average citizen with a general education who is not particularly familiar with these matters wants to know the direct answer to the question. The question is whether the surveillance through the use of Pegasus spyware was official? I am sure that the text minister will know the difference between official and unofficial supervision. The Prime Minister will probably be able to answer this question of the common man, first finding the answers to some basic questions.

Simple questions:

- Is there any evidence that Pegasus spyware was installed in phones in India?

-Did the government or any of its agencies acquire Pegasus spyware?

-How much was paid to get this software and how much was paid to install in each phone?

Will the Prime Minister hand over his phone for forensic investigation to find out if it was hacked?

Another interesting thing is that the text quoted the refutation given by the concerned NSO group to the Minister. "Such services are available to anyone, anywhere and anytime and their use is common in government agencies and private companies around the world," the group said in a statement. The technologies are sold only to government law enforcement agencies and intelligence agencies. " Whatever it is, even if Pegasus only sells to the government, do these governments really include the Indian government?

It is unfortunate that the new minister has to start his work amid controversy, but France and Israel must respond to the prime minister before they can get their answers and provide us with the information. (France has ordered an investigation into President Macron's alleged espionage and Israel has appointed a commission to investigate the allegations against its NSO group).

Is there any value in privacy?

In this time of self-reliance, the Indian government has been disappointed with the choice of Pigasson instead of spyware with an Indian name. Critics of the questions raised against espionage may view these questions as anti-national, drawn by foreign factors, and an international conspiracy. Spying may also be considered a patriotic duty. Spying by the government may be justified by many, but what about personal privacy? It is also a question.