US Cites Risk of Treaty Being Weaponized by Authoritarian Regimes, Privacy Concerns. The U.S. declined to sign the new U.N. cybercrime convention despite support from 72 nations and its backing by Russia and China over fears it could be exploited by authoritarian states to legitimize surveillance, censor dissent and pressure cross-border data cooperation.
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