Which govt wing purchased Pegasus, who gave instructions for snooping: Sibal questions Centre

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Saturday sought answers from the Central government over the controversy surrounding Israeli spyware Pegasus.Taking to Twitter, he asked the government to provide information about its wing which has purchased the spyware and who gave the instructions for snooping."Israeli NSO sold spyware Pegasus only to Governments. Before WhatsApp answers our Govt. must tell us :1) Which wing of Govt. purchased Pegasus 2) At what price 3) Who handled it's operations 4) Who gave instructions for snooping 5) Which other platforms are compromised," Sibal tweeted.According to reports, WhatsApp revealed that journalists and activists in India have been the target of surveillance by operators using the Israeli spyware Pegasus.The messaging platform said that it had reached out to the people who were targetted but declined to reveal the identities and "exact number" of those who were targeted.Earlier, the Facebook-owned messaging company on Friday stated that it ...