Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference vice-president, Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said that he was not surprised that governments are ”using software that exploit loopholes to spy on people”.
He, however, said what surprised and deeply disappointed him was companies like Apple make tall claims about privacy and data protection but actually have done nothing to stop spyware like Pegasus.
Reacting to alleged Pegasus row, Omar took to micro-blogging site Twitter and said: ”I’m not at all surprised governments are using software that exploit loopholes to spy on people. What is surprising & deeply disappointing is companies like @Apple make tall claims about privacy & data protection but have done nothing to stop spyware like #Pegasus.” (KNS)