UN cybercrime treaty signed in Hanoi despite security, privacy concerns

Countries meeting in Vietnam vow mutual help to collect data, extradite suspects

20251027  The United Nations Convention Against Cybercrime Signing Ceremony & High-level Conference

Representatives of 65 countries gathered in Hanoi for the signing of a United Nations treaty on tackling cybercrime. (Screenshot from  The United Nations Convention Against Cybercrime Signing Ceremony & High-level Conference's website)

LIEN HOANG

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Under a new United Nations treaty, 65 countries have agreed to fight cybercrime, including by sharing data and mutually extraditing suspected criminals, despite warnings over privacy and security by Big Tech and rights groups.

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