What actually is snooping?
Snooping, in a
security context, is unauthorized access to another person's or company's data. Snooping
can include casual observance of an e-mail that appears on another's computer
screen or watching what someone else is typing. Moreover this snooping although
in a cyber case may be seen as a utility but when it comes to political level
may prove to be disastrous.Recently, we came across a great case of snooping in politics which
changed the course of Indian politics. It’s not a just case of snooping or
bugging but such cases have also been into notice earlier.CASES OF SNOOPINGIt was
24 years ago, in March, 1991, when the Samajwadi Janta Party (Rashtriya) led by
Chandra Shekhar, who was prime minister for four months, suddenly met its end
over a matter involving policemen, that too from the neighboring state of
Haryana. The Congress, the largest party in the Lok Sabha at the time, was
supporting the SJP(R), a 50-odd member breakaway of the Janata Dal.
Not only this, but also
the America's top spy agency NSA also snooped on activities of important BJP
leaders on 2010. They said that it was part of global surveillance programme. Even the
Indian government was snooped upon, but BJP was the only political party on the
radar of NSA.
The Snoop gate controversy also attracted a huge crowd. It was the allegation
put against the Gujarat leader for illegally snooping on a young girl on behest
of Amit Shah.
The recent case which beholds the Indian politics
was the case of Rahul Gandhi. It was the Congress government accusing the BJP government “snooping”
on opposition leaders while the Modi government called the charge “atrocious”
Now, it’s
time to just wait and see whether this snooping or so called “profiling” will
lead to which direction for political leaders.
(Lakshya Dharamdasani)