US EditionMore than 60 UN members sign cybercrime treaty opposed by rights groups
- On Saturday, U.N. member countries signed their first treaty targeting cybercrime in Hanoi, with Vietnam President Luong Cuong calling the event a `historic milestone`.
- The U.N. Convention against Cybercrime was proposed in 2017 by Russian diplomats and approved by consensus this year after negotiations led by the UNODC, targeting offences from phishing to online trafficking.
- Tech firms and rights groups objected, with the Cybersecurity Tech Accord representing more than 160 firms including Meta, Dell and Infosys absent, while more than a dozen rights groups called safeguards `weak`.
- Ratification by 40 nations will trigger the convention, expected to streamline cooperation against cybercrime, while the European Union, United States, and Canada sent diplomats and officials present in Hanoi.
- Human rights groups warned the pact's language could be misused, with Human Rights Watch citing recent arrests for online dissent and critics noting Vietnam's controversial hosting role.
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More than 60 states have signed a UN agreement on the fight against cybercrime. UN Secretary-General Guterres described it as an important milestone in the celebrations for signature in Vietnam, which is "only the beginning". The agreement is controversial among human rights activists and tech companies.
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More than 60 countries have signed the United Nations' first cybercrime treaty, amid opposition from rights groups and tech giants.
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