#CyberCrime #CyberSecurity #Surveillance #UN: "An international treaty on countering cybercrime is in danger of becoming an "expansive global surveillance pact" that will trample data privacy and human rights, activists warned UN delegates as they meet in New York City this week to hammer out an updated proposal.
The draft United Nations cybercrime treaty, which has been under negotiations for over two years, aims to define what online crime actually is and how member states can better work together to curb the growing global problem.
However, there's concern among many governments and civil rights advocates that that the treaty — originally proposed by Russia, with support from countries including China, North Korea, Iran, Venezuela, and Nicaragua — will pave the way for regimes to legalize surveillance across borders and criminalize online speech, seemingly with the support of the international community.
The treaty's sixth negotiating session began on Monday at the UN headquarters in Manhattan with delegates reviewing the draft through September 1."
https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/24/un_cybercrime_treaty/
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