What's Wrong With the New UN Cybercrime Treaty

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What's Wrong With the New UN Cybercrime Treaty

Mark Leon Goldberg

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Anjali Dayal

Aug 28, 2024

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On August 8th, a committee representing most UN Member States approved a draft text of a new United Nations Convention Against Cybercrime. Despite the support from the majority of UN member states, civil society and private sector groups are arguing against its adoption. In fact, the proposed Convention on Cybercrime has the dubious distinction of being…

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