Submission Statement: Tobias B. Bacherle discusses concerns about a newly agreed UN Cybercrime Convention, noting that while the agreement aims to facilitate international cooperation against cybercrime, it fails to adequately protect digital privacy, anonymity, encryption, and lacks sufficient safeguards against mass surveillance – concerns that experts and activists had warned about. The author argues the convention represents a win for digital authoritarianism espoused by Russia and China, as it could legitimize their approaches to extensive surveillance and threatens civil liberties, while doing little to truly address cybercrime.
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Submission Statement: Tobias B. Bacherle discusses concerns about a newly agreed UN Cybercrime Convention, noting that while the agreement aims to facilitate international cooperation against cybercrime, it fails to adequately protect digital privacy, anonymity, encryption, and lacks sufficient safeguards against mass surveillance – concerns that experts and activists had warned about. The author argues the convention represents a win for digital authoritarianism espoused by Russia and China, as it could legitimize their approaches to extensive surveillance and threatens civil liberties, while doing little to truly address cybercrime.