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India bypasses own rules to buy Israeli phone-hacking tech

Headline via Al Jazeera · first report 12 Nov, 14:10 IST, latest 12 Nov, 16:58 IST

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What we know

2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Al Jazeera at 12 Nov, 14:10 IST; the latest is from Oneindia at 12 Nov, 16:58 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

StatusVerified
Reported by2 news organisations
First report12 Nov, 14:10 IST
Latest report12 Nov, 16:58 IST
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What the reports sayEach newsroom’s own summary of its report, from its feed

India's expansive surveillance capabilities extend beyond cloning phones to accessing cloud-based data of tech giants.
The Indian government has relaxed the rules related to procurement within the country, enabling government agencies to buy advanced forensics and surveillance technologies produced by Israeli company Cellebrite. This move has been met with a lot of concerns…

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

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