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UN Cybercrime Treaty Faces Criticism Over Researcher Risks

🔒 Cybersecurity researchers and rights groups warn the UN Convention against Cybercrime, which begins a ratification process in Hanoi this weekend, could criminalize legitimate research and expand intrusive surveillance powers. The Cybersecurity Tech Accord and organizations such as Human Rights Watch say the draft's vague scope, broad criminalization language, and expansive data-access provisions risk arbitrary abuse and could hamper incident response. Some analysts acknowledge improvements around intent-based language but stress that robust national safeguards and explicit protections for security research are still needed.