Pegasus Spyware: French President Emmanuel Macron Changes Phone

Pegasus Spyware: French President Emmanuel Macron Changes Phone

French President Emmanuel Macron has changed his mobile phone and phone number in light of the Pegasus spyware case, a presidency official said on Thursday, in one of the first concrete actions announced in relation to the scandal. “He’s got several phone numbers. This does not mean he has been spied on. It’s just additional … Read more

After removal as CBI chief, 8 phones of Alok Verma, kin listed for Pegasus snooping, claims report

After removal as CBI chief, 8 phones of Alok Verma, kin listed for Pegasus snooping, claims report

Eight phones of the then CBI director Alok Verma and his family members were put in the list of devices targeted for snooping using Pegasus spyware by an unknown Indian agency soon after he was divested of the coveted charge on October 23, 2018, The Wire reported on Thursday. Along with Verma, phones of his … Read more

View: The new barometer of India’s economy fails to reflect the deprivations of poor households

View: The new barometer of India’s economy fails to reflect the deprivations of poor households

India’s statistical system is in bad shape. One aspect of this is the paucity of national household surveys. The National Sample Survey’s (NSO) latest consumption survey, ignoring the suppressed 2017-18 round, goes back to 2011-12. The District Level Household Surveys and Annual Health Surveys have not been heard of since 2013. The latest National Family … Read more