Pegasus row: Nothing wrong in using spyware against adverse elements, says SC

Amid controversy over alleged unauthorised use of Israeli spyware Pegasus for surveillance of politicians, journalists, activists and others, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said there was nothing wrong in using a spyware for security purposes even as it assured that individual apprehensions of privacy breach will be addressed.

“What is wrong if the country is using that spyware against adverse elements? To have spyware, nothing wrong… We cannot compromise and sacrifice the security of the nation. Private individuals, who have the right to privacy, will be protected under the Constitution,” a Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh said.