Senate body raises concern over PTA giving data access to spy firm
Summary
The committee members inquired if the arrangement signed with the US firm, who is allegedly linked with Israel intelligence agencies, would have access to all sensitive digital information, including WhatsApp. Mushtaq Ahmed raised this question that PTA has signed an agreement for monitoring grey traffic with a firm who has ties with the Israeli intelligence. Senator Ahmed also informed the committee that Sandvine was involved in gathering intelligence for the US government in Turkey and also spied on Turkish nationals living in the US. In response to these questions, the PTA chairman retired Maj Gen Amir Azeem Bajwa said that his office had not signed any agreement which is in violation of PPRA rules. He added that the PTA had asked cellular operators to form an association to fund the system to monitor grey traffic as well as foul content online.
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