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A new international standard for countering cyber attacks.
The United Nations has unanimously adopted the Global Cybercrime Treaty. The document was an important step in creating an international legal framework for countering cybercrime and data exchange between countries. The treaty was unanimously approved on August 8 and will now be put to a vote at the UN General Assembly in the fall, where it is expected to be supported.
The treaty was proposed by Russia in 2017, and its main goal is to develop international standards related to the problem of transnational cybercrime. Since work on the treaty began in 2019, the international community has not reached a consensus on its necessity and objectives. Despite all the doubts, the agreement was adopted after 3 years of negotiations, which ended in a two-week session.
However, human rights organizations and major technology companies have previously expressed concern about clauses that allow law enforcement agencies to request electronic evidence and data from Internet service providers in other countries.
Access Now noted that attempts to change the text of the treaty were unsuccessful, and the document still does not contain sufficient guarantees for the protection of human rights. In addition, the treaty can lead to increased surveillance and undermine people's trust in digital technologies.
Many believe that the UN member states adopted the treaty based on the principle that "a bad treaty is better than no treaty." Before that, there were only regional agreements, such as the Budapest Convention, which was not signed by China, Russia, India and Brazil.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) stressed the importance of the adopted treaty, noting that now the world community has a common document that will allow us to move forward in the fight against cybercrime.
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The United Nations has unanimously adopted the Global Cybercrime Treaty. The document was an important step in creating an international legal framework for countering cybercrime and data exchange between countries. The treaty was unanimously approved on August 8 and will now be put to a vote at the UN General Assembly in the fall, where it is expected to be supported.
The treaty was proposed by Russia in 2017, and its main goal is to develop international standards related to the problem of transnational cybercrime. Since work on the treaty began in 2019, the international community has not reached a consensus on its necessity and objectives. Despite all the doubts, the agreement was adopted after 3 years of negotiations, which ended in a two-week session.
However, human rights organizations and major technology companies have previously expressed concern about clauses that allow law enforcement agencies to request electronic evidence and data from Internet service providers in other countries.
Access Now noted that attempts to change the text of the treaty were unsuccessful, and the document still does not contain sufficient guarantees for the protection of human rights. In addition, the treaty can lead to increased surveillance and undermine people's trust in digital technologies.
Many believe that the UN member states adopted the treaty based on the principle that "a bad treaty is better than no treaty." Before that, there were only regional agreements, such as the Budapest Convention, which was not signed by China, Russia, India and Brazil.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) stressed the importance of the adopted treaty, noting that now the world community has a common document that will allow us to move forward in the fight against cybercrime.
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