"Interesting Coincidence...": Signal Messaging App's Tweet Amid Pegasus Row
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Signal's tweet contained a link to a media report that said Congress MP Rahul Gandhi was among potential targets of surveillance by the government using Pegasus
Amid growing outrage over the Pegasus phone-hacking row, Signal - pitched by itself as a more secure version of WhatsApp - took a swipe at the government over new IT laws requiring messaging apps to break encryption, 'trace' chats and identify users in a conversation chain. Looks like the Indian government has been secretly attempting to surveil political opposition parties, journalists, activists, clerics, and labor unions.Interesting coincidence that they've also been advocating legislation to weaken encryption lately! https://t.co/nwIjUAaP9v "Looks like the Indian government has been secretly attempting to surveil political opposition leaders, journalists, activists... Interesting coincidence that they've also been advocating legislation to weaken encryption..." a tweet from the app's handle said. The tweet contained a link to a report by The Guardian, which headlined claims that Congress MP Rahul Gandhi was among potential targets of surveillance by the Narendra Modi government.
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