Still Flawed and Lacking Safeguards, UN Cybercrime Treaty Goes Before the UN General Assembly, then States for Adoption

The final draft of the UN Cybercrime Treaty permits intrusive surveillance practices under the guise of enhancing cross-border cooperation, with minimal safeguards for personal privacy.

Many UN member states, recognized for their poor human rights records, have the discretion to implement safeguards, potentially enabling abuses and violations of free speech.

The U.S. acknowledges the serious concerns raised by civil society regarding the potential for transnational repression through the treaty's clauses facilitating cross-border data access.

Civil society fears that the treaty's broad provisions for evidence gathering could be exploited by governments to enhance surveillance on dissenters and marginalized groups.

Read at Electronic Frontier Foundation