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https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/08/31/united-nations-russia-china-cybercrime-treaty/>
"Negotiations over a U.N. cybercrime treaty have evolved into a diplomatic
proxy war between democracies and their authoritarian rivals over competing
future visions of the internet, technology, and human rights in the digital
age, pitting the United States and its allies yet again against Russia and
China at the United Nations.
Over the past 10 days, delegates from around the world have convened at the
United Nations headquarters in New York for a sixth round of negotiations on
the draft text of a first-ever U.N. convention combating cybercrime.
The aim of the treaty, at least on paper, is to make it easier for countries to
share information on the astronomical rise of digital criminal activities like
ransomware, denial-of-service attacks, and the exploitation of children online.
A bulk of countries involved in the negotiations are hard at work in marathon
closed-door negotiating sessions to do just that, according to diplomats and
experts tracking the negotiations.
But a group of authoritarian governments is seeking to advance its own agenda
through the U.N. treaty—and the consequences could be dire if it is successful.
The treaty, Western officials, experts, and human rights advocates say, could
be used as a pretext to extend state repression into the digital realm—if
autocratic governments in Russia, China, Iran, and elsewhere have their way on
the final text. One risk is that the treaty could expand the scope of
cybercrimes and allow states to crack down on political dissent, free media, or
online content in general."
Via Violet Blue’s
Cybersecurity Roundup: September 5, 2023
https://www.patreon.com/posts/cybersecurity-5-88790622
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
