Mobile Consumers Association concerned about Pegasus spyware
In recent times, Pegasus spyware made by the Israeli organization NSO has been discussed and criticized much in the international arena at home and abroad. The media in Bangladesh is also presenting the issue very seriously.
Bangladesh Mobile Phone Consumers Association works on the rights and safety of consumers so this issue is also taken very seriously.
On July 24, Mohiuddin Ahmed, the president of the organization, sent a statement to the media to establish constitutional rights, raising concerns about Pegasus spyware and seeking a clear explanation from the government.
He said in a statement that the British daily The Guardian had published a list of 50,000 phone numbers that had been monitored or attempted using Pegasus spyware in various countries. Pegasus Spyware, created by the Israeli company NSO Group, can access the mobile phones used by the citizens and take away the emails, addresses, call records, photos and even all the mobile numbers stored in the mobile phones of that person. However, as a rule, customers of this Pegasus specifier technology can only use government intelligence agencies.
Ordinary individuals or organizations do not have rules for selling this technology. A search of the world's top 16 media outlets, including Amnesty International, found that Pegasus Spyware was eavesdropping on journalists, politicians, businessmen, human rights activists, as well as people in key government and private positions. However, Bangladesh is not on the list of 10 countries in the first data. However, India has a name in the South Asian chapter. On the other hand, the Washington Post, the top daily newspaper in the United States, which is the partner of this search, says that Bangladesh is also there in the list.
"We know that Bangladesh does not have diplomatic relations with Israel," he said in a statement. Earlier this year, Qatar-based television channel Al Jazeera reported that Bangladesh had bought Imchi Catcher from Israel. The Bangladesh government strongly protested this news. We believe that such a campaign is being carried out to tarnish the image of the Bangladesh government and its image. However, there is no chance to see the news of Pegasus spyware lightly. This poses a challenge to the security, image and constitution of the country. This is because Article 43 (b) of the Constitution calls for ensuring the confidentiality of information of every citizen. Using this technology, government officials, journalists, call on the government to look into whether rights activists or political leaders are being eavesdropped on. And I urge the government to take appropriate steps to address this issue internationally."
