New Delhi, August 26: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has summoned Twitter and IRCTC over data privacy on Friday.
According to the Lok Sabha, the panel will hear the views of representatives of Twitter India and IRCTC on the security and privacy of citizens’ data on Friday.
The committee will hear the views of individuals, stakeholders and experts on issues related to digital platforms, technology and the gig economy that relate to the security and privacy of citizens’ data.
According to reports, IRCTC has more than 10 crore users and wants to monetize the data.
The meeting comes a day after the Pegasus panel, in its report submitted to the Supreme Court, said the presence of the controversial Israeli Pegasus spyware had not been conclusively proven in 29 mobile phones examined, and also the central government “has not cooperated”. under investigation. .
The top court-appointed panel said five of the 29 mobile phones may have been infected with some malware, but that did not mean it was Pegasus spyware.
The bench, headed by retired Supreme Court judge RV Raveendran, had submitted its report to the high court in July. The panel said the government did not fully cooperate while examining the phone for malware. (IANS)
