"un cyber pact would help autocrats crush dissent, us lawmakers warn"  a group of democratic senators is sounding the alarm about u.s. participation in a forthcoming united nations cybercrime treaty vote, fearing that americas involvement could lend credibility to policies promoted by authoritarian regimes like china and russia. the missive, led by sen. ron wyden, d-ore., is addressed to top administration officials including secretary of state antony blinken, attorney general merrick garland, commerce secretary gina raimondo and national security advisor jake sullivan, arguing the u.s. must not align itself with repressive regimes that have carried out digitally-enabled human rights abuses. the letter raises concerns about abuses by authoritarian nations, particularly around privacy, surveillance and censorship, arguing the finalized cybercrime convention allows for broad definitions of cybercrime and surveillance without strong safeguards for individual users. the lawmakers add that the treaty risks criminalizing good-faith cybersecurity and ai research. [...]
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