LITERATURE REVIEW:

 P.J. George, “Explained | Pegasus and the laws on surveillance in India” The
Hindu July 25, 2021:
This newspaper article discusses on the chronological development of the Pegasus
issue and summarizes judicial limitations imposed by the Indian Judiciary with
respect to surveillance by the Government.

 Editorial, “Spy in hand: On Pegasus spyware issue” The Hindu July 21, 2021:
This Editorial column elucidates the list of potential targets of the Pegasus Spyware
and the potentially impending challenges to the structure of Democracy and the Indian
Constitution.

 Jay Mazoomdaar, “Explained: How Pegasus spyware infects a device; what data
may be compromised” The Indian Express August 13, 2021:
This newspaper article elucidates on the aspect of modus operandi of the Pegasus
Spyware. The technical nuances relating to the working of the spyware and the origin
of the issue are also discussed.

 Elliot D. Cohen, Mass Surveillance and State Control: The Total Information
Awareness Project (Palgrave Macmillan, New Jersey, 2010th Edition, 2010):
This book discusses on the global system of mass, warrantless, government
surveillance which imperils privacy and other civil liberties essential to sustaining the
free world. This project to unilaterally, totally control information flow is a product of
complex, ongoing interplay between technological, political, legal, corporate,
economic, and social factors, including research and development of advanced, digital
technologies; an unremitting "war on terror"; relaxed surveillance laws; government
alliances with information technology companies; mass media manipulation; and
corporate globalism. This book details these and other factors contributing to this
degenerative trend and specifies recommendations for constructive change.

 Justice Yatindra Singh, Cyber Laws, (Lexis Nexis, India, 6th Edition, 2019):
This book covers the overall aspects of Cyberspace and Cybersecurity which would
be useful in understanding the subject.