Pegasus was not just a cyberweapon but a diplomatic tool

Senior journalist and author Paranjoy Guha Thakurta talks to Peoples Dispatch about how the Israeli state deployed the Pegasus spyware to advance the country’s diplomatic interests, the involvement of US with this spyware, what journalists and activists can do in the face of such brazen attacks on their rights, and more. Thakurta is among the people in India whose name appeared in the list of those targeted by Pegasus.