India’s Supreme Court has ordered an investigation to determine whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration used spyware to illegally surveil opposition leaders, journalists, activists, tycoons, and judges. In July, India’s main opposition Congress Party accused Modi of “treason” after the cell phone numbers of several Indian journalists, activists, and an opposition election strategist were included in a data leak of numbers believed to be of interest to clients of the Israel-based NSO Group Ltd., maker of the Pegasus spyware.

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