NEW DELHI, Oct. 31 -- WHATSAPP on Thursday said Indian journalists and human rights activists were among those globally spied upon by unnamed entities using an Israeli spyware Pegasus, leading to a furore over breach of citizens' privacy.
Following the disclosure by WhatsApp, the Govt has asked the messaging platform to explain the matter and list out the measures that have been taken by it to safeguard privacy of millions of Indians.
"Government of India is concerned at the breach of privacy of citizens of India on the messaging platform Whatsapp. We have asked Whatsapp to explain the kind of breach and what it is doing to safeguard the privacy of millions of Indian citizens," IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a tweet.
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