reclaimthenet on Nostr: The UN just adopted a global cybercrime treaty, calling it a "landmark" for online ...
The UN just adopted a global cybercrime treaty, calling it a "landmark" for online safety. Critics see a dangerous tool for abuse.
The treaty’s vague terms and weak safeguards could enable authoritarian regimes to justify censorship, surveillance, and crackdowns. Even democracies might misuse it.
While framed as fighting online crimes like fraud or exploitation, it standardizes cross-border law enforcement powers, threatening privacy everywhere.
Many nations already have cybercrime laws. This treaty isn’t filling gaps — it’s handing repressive states a legal pretext to enforce policies they couldn’t pass at home.
This could reshape the internet, and not in a good way.
The treaty’s vague terms and weak safeguards could enable authoritarian regimes to justify censorship, surveillance, and crackdowns. Even democracies might misuse it.
While framed as fighting online crimes like fraud or exploitation, it standardizes cross-border law enforcement powers, threatening privacy everywhere.
Many nations already have cybercrime laws. This treaty isn’t filling gaps — it’s handing repressive states a legal pretext to enforce policies they couldn’t pass at home.
This could reshape the internet, and not in a good way.