Pegasus Project: Re-Questioning the Legality of the Cyber-Surveillance Mechanism
States have recently indulged in purchasing surveillance spyware such as Pegasus from big corporations such as the NSO Group to track the activities of its people to curb dissidents. Unfortunately, such incidences are not new in the international domain. Thus, it is imperative to analyze the legalit...
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| description | States have recently indulged in purchasing surveillance spyware such as Pegasus from big corporations such as the NSO Group to track the activities of its people to curb dissidents. Unfortunately, such incidences are not new in the international domain. Thus, it is imperative to analyze the legality of such spyware used by the states with the assistance of foreign corporates under the international framework. In view of the same, the paper while majorly focusing on the significance of right to privacy, traces the standing limitations in the legal mechanism and tries to propose a shared responsibility regime for states and surveillance companies indulging in human rights violations by drawing parallels with the ICoCA mechanism. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-836fa846bf4e4737baeaeb74d16e64c92023-11-24T16:10:47ZengMDPI AGLaws2075-471X2022-11-011168510.3390/laws11060085Pegasus Project: Re-Questioning the Legality of the Cyber-Surveillance MechanismAtul Alexander0Tushar Krishna1Department of Law, West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata 700098, West Bengal, IndiaDepartment of Law, West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata 700098, West Bengal, IndiaStates have recently indulged in purchasing surveillance spyware such as Pegasus from big corporations such as the NSO Group to track the activities of its people to curb dissidents. Unfortunately, such incidences are not new in the international domain. Thus, it is imperative to analyze the legality of such spyware used by the states with the assistance of foreign corporates under the international framework. In view of the same, the paper while majorly focusing on the significance of right to privacy, traces the standing limitations in the legal mechanism and tries to propose a shared responsibility regime for states and surveillance companies indulging in human rights violations by drawing parallels with the ICoCA mechanism.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-471X/11/6/85Pegasussurveillancecorporate liabilityhuman rightsspyware |
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| title | Pegasus Project: Re-Questioning the Legality of the Cyber-Surveillance Mechanism |
| title_full | Pegasus Project: Re-Questioning the Legality of the Cyber-Surveillance Mechanism |
| title_fullStr | Pegasus Project: Re-Questioning the Legality of the Cyber-Surveillance Mechanism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pegasus Project: Re-Questioning the Legality of the Cyber-Surveillance Mechanism |
| title_short | Pegasus Project: Re-Questioning the Legality of the Cyber-Surveillance Mechanism |
| title_sort | pegasus project re questioning the legality of the cyber surveillance mechanism |
| topic | Pegasus surveillance corporate liability human rights spyware |
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