Latest Draft of UN Cybercrime Treaty Is A Big Step Backward

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/latest-draft-un-cybercrime-treaty-big-step-backward

>A new draft of the controversial United Nations cybercrime treaty has only heightened concerns that the treaty will criminalize expression and dissent, create extensive surveillance powers, and facilitate cross-border repression.

>The proposed treaty, originally aimed at combating cybercrime, has morphed into an expansive surveillance treaty, raising the risk of overreach in both national and international investigations. The new draft retains a controversial provision allowing states to compel engineers or employees to undermine security measures, posing a threat to encryption. …

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