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   New UN cybercrime treaty asks countries to share data and extradite suspects   
      
   Date:   
   Mon, 27 Oct 2025 17:03:00 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   Dozens of countries sign new UN cybercrime treaty, but not everyone is    
   pleased with the result.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   Australia and Spain are among 72 countries which have signed the new United   
   Nations Convention against Cybercrime - the first global treaty designed to   
   combat cybercrime through unified international rules and cooperation.    
      
   The treaty, adopted by the UN General Assembly in July 2024, establishes    
   legal frameworks for investigating and prosecuting crimes like ransomware ,   
   online fraud, and child exploitation.    
      
   The key argument here is that there are legal and cooperation gaps between   
   countries, since cyberattacks often happen in one country, victims reside in   
   another, and the electronic evidence in yet another. The treaty aims to close   
   these gaps by defining common offenses, establishing procedures for digital   
   evidence collection and cross-border data sharing, requiring each member    
   state to criminalize core cyber offenses in its national law, creating   
   mechanisms for international cooperation - including extradition - and   
   balancing enforcement with safeguards for privacy, free expression, and due   
   process.   
      
   Human rights at risk    
      
   However, its the latter, together with evidence collection and extradition,   
   that made quite a few countries and organizations stand up against it.    
      
   The Electronic Frontier Foundation, Human Rights Watch, and Privacy   
   International, as well as tech giant Cisco, all spoke against the treaty,   
   arguing it forces countries to establish broad electronic surveillance while   
   not adequately protecting basic human rights.    
      
   72 countries have signed the convention so far - and although there is no   
   comprehensive list of signatories, the list of statements in support of the   
   document, includes Spain and Australia, with other supporters including the   
   League of Arab States, Interpol, Iran, Peru, Luxembourg, China, the Dominican   
   Republic, Venezuela, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, South Africa, the Philippines,   
   Brazil, Chile, Egypt, Thailand, and Czechia.    
      
   The signing of the Convention is just the first step. Now, different    
   countries need to pass relevant legislation to be able to enforce it.    
      
    Via The Register    
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/new-un-cybercrime-treaty-asks-countries   
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