A Global Treaty to Fight Cybercrime—Without Combating Mercenary Spyware: Article by Kate Robertson in Lawfare

A Citizen Lab analysis by Kate Robertson warns that the finalized UN international cybercrime treaty, slated for a UN General Assembly vote as early as September 2024, contains surveillance and cooperation provisions (Chapters IV and V) with gaps that could be exploited by states to justify the use of commercial spyware. The article argues the treaty risks enabling the global mercenary spy trade and would be a setback to efforts against transnational dissident cyber espionage, with the full analysis published on Lawfare.