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Microsoft’s main concerns are that the treaty should not provide an avenue for authoritarian states to criminalise online content, introduce new surveillance powers, expand cross-border government access to personal data, or potentially criminalise common security practices because of ambiguity in the text.
UN treaty (drafted by UN Cybercrime Ad Hoc Committee on Cybercrime) released in May leaves too much to interpretation, which could create the ideal conditions for cybercrime to thrive, cautioned the tech giant. As UN committee gather to deliberate on the upcoming treaty draft this week, it is essential that they adhere to well-defined principles that strike a balance between safeguarding human rights and combatting cybercriminals effectively, added the company.
Microsoft’s main concerns are that the treaty should not provide an avenue for authoritarian states to criminalise online content, introduce new surveillance powers, expand cross-border government access to personal data, or potentially criminalise common security practices because of ambiguity in the text.
UN treaty (drafted by UN Cybercrime Ad Hoc Committee on Cybercrime) released in May leaves too much to interpretation, which could create the ideal conditions for cybercrime to thrive, cautioned the tech giant. As UN committee gather to deliberate on the upcoming treaty draft this week, it is essential that they adhere to well-defined principles that strike a balance between safeguarding human rights and combatting cybercriminals effectively, added the company.
Microsoft’s main concerns are that the treaty should not provide an avenue for authoritarian states to criminalise online content, introduce new surveillance powers, expand cross-border government access to personal data, or potentially criminalise common security practices because of ambiguity in the text.
