<
https://theconversation.com/how-a-new-un-cybercrime-treaty-could-be-used-to-crack-down-on-dissent-284084>
"Imagine this scenario. It’s early evening in a small city in central Turkey.
An Iranian woman in her mid-20s walks to the corner café. Headphones in, she
listens to Radiohead’s
2 + 2 = 5.
She hasn’t set foot in Iran since she left, nor is she breaking any laws in
Turkey. Her only “offence” is a phone full of Instagram videos that criticise
Iran’s compulsory hijab laws. Anyone can watch them, including millions of
Iranians living under those rules.
Under the newly adopted
United Nations Convention against Cybercrime (also
called the
Hanoi Convention, after the city where it was formally opened for
signing), however, Iran may assert a legal right to pursue her for alleged
“propaganda against the state”.
That might sound far-fetched. It isn’t. It’s one of the real risks buried in
the treaty.
The closer you look, the more it echoes a George Orwell novel. Orwell imagined
a world where the watching never stops. This treaty could give that world a
legal stamp of approval."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
