A government minister has admitted Thai authorities use surveillance software to track individuals in cases involving national security or drugs, amid revelations that government critics' phones had been hacked using the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware.
Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn said in parliament late on Tuesday that he is aware of authorities using spyware in "limited" cases but did not specify which government agency used such software, which programme was used or which individuals targeted.
