Union Minister of State for Communications, Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, on Thursday reiterated the government's stance on the 'Sanchar Saathi' app on mobile handsets, noting that the app is to prevent cyber frauds.
Congress MP Amar Singh on Wednesday criticised the government over the mandatory pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi app on mobile phones, calling it "snooping" and an infringement on the privacy of ordinary citizens.
Patra explained that Sanchar Saathi allows users to report suspicious calls, fraudulent activities, and malicious links, empowering them to protect themselves. The app utilises IMEI tracking to combat phone duplication and aid in recovering stolen devices.
Speaking to ANI, Rijiju said, "They dont need to dig out issues. A list of businesses has been prepared, and there are many issues. We will have a debate on the issues raised by the opposition as well, and think about how we need to move ahead. They dont need to find new issues and distur
"It's not just one thing. It is not just snooping on telephones. It is overall, they are turning this country into a dictatorship. You ask me everyday why Parliament is not functioning, it is because they are refusing to talk about anything. It is very easy to blame Opposition, but the fa
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said a country possessing spyware for security purposes is not wrong, but using it against a civil society person, then it will be looked at.
The top court had constituted technical committee and overseeing committee, on the alleged use of Pegasus spyware to snoop on phones of politicians, activists and journalists.
Reacting to the snooping allegations levelled by Rahul Gandhi against the Centre over the "Apple warning message", BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Wednesday that the Congress leader should file an FIR in the matter if he is so worried about this issue.
CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on alert he received from the US multinational company 'Apple' about the "state-sponsored snooping" of his communication devices and said any such move "constitutes a gross violation of the fundamental rights guaranteed
Hitting out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his fresh snooping charges at the Centre during an address at the prestigious Cambridge University, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Saturday said the Wayanad MP did not submit his phone to the Supreme Court-appointed probe committee
Attacking the Centre over the Pegasus issue, which came back in the headlines after Rahul Gandhi's speech at Cambridge University, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said that "the government never want to tell the truth on this issue."
Lashing out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his claim of being snooped on through Israeli spyware Pegasus, Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday said it is his habit to raise unfounded allegations and 'defame' India on foreign shores.