The Congress-led Telangana government is facing scrutiny over its alleged use of advanced cybersecurity tools for political surveillance. Devices like Talkwalker, Cellebrite Inseyets and Innsight, originally meant for cybercrime detection, are reportedly being used to monitor opposition leaders, social media activity and private communications.

Hyderabad: Living up to Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy ‘s recent statements that ‘all governments tap phones’ and that ‘tapping is not illegal if permissions are obtained’, the Congress government appears to be strengthening its arsenal for political spying, and in the process, turning the State Police into its private snooping agency.

Using the pretext of fighting cybercrime, the government is getting the cybersecurity wing to acquire sp

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