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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
-to-share-data-and-extradite-suspects

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