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Biden Admin to Support Controversial UN Cybercrime Convention

The decision follows months of internal deliberations over whether to support the treaty, which digital rights groups have raised serious concerns over due to its potential misuse by countries like Russia and China.

The United States will support the United Nations cybercrime convention when it comes up for a vote this week, top officials said Sunday night.

The decision follows months of internal deliberations at the White House and other agencies over whether to support the treaty, which digital rights groups and other officials have raised serious concerns over due to its potential misuse by countries like Russia and China.

A senior administration official, speaking anonymously as a condition of briefing reporters, said Sunday night ahead of an anticipated United Nations motion on the treaty on Monday that the U.S. “decided to remain with consensus” and support the treaty moving forward. This came after the U.S. voted in favor of the treaty at the end of the committee effort to craft it earlier this year.

Read the rest of the story at Politico.

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