UN members to sign cybercrime treaty opposed by rights groups

Hanoi: Countries sign their first UN treaty targeting cybercrime in Hanoi on Saturday, despite opposition from an unlikely band of tech companies and rights groups warning of expanded state surveillance.

The new global legal framework aims to strengthen international cooperation to fight digital crimes, from child pornography to transnational cyberscams and money laundering.

Vietnam’s President Luong Cuong has described the signing as a “historic milestone”.