U.S. defends cybercrime treaty

U.S. defends cybercrime treaty
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2004-04-23

Critics took aim this week at a controversial international treaty intended to facilitate cross-border computer crime probes, arguing that it would obligate the U.S. and other signatories to cooperate with repressive regimes--a charge that the Justice Department denied.

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U.S. defends cybercrime treaty 2004-04-25
Anonymous (1 replies)

this is absurd. now we don't have to worry about ONE government violating our rights, we get to worry about THIRTY governments violating our rights. how did we allow this treaty to get signed in the first place? and why isn't the ACLU doing anything to prevent it from being ratified? we're sitti...

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U.S. defends cybercrime treaty 2004-04-26
Anonymous

Actually, it's THIRTY EIGHT govs we get worry about.

Have a great under the radar day:-)...

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U.S. defends cybercrime treaty 2004-04-26
Anonymous

Big Brother is a relic of the past, Bigger Brother has taken over!...

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U.S. defends cybercrime treaty 2004-04-26
Anonymous

What on earth gives these people the idea that the U.S. isn't a repressive regime?

That's why Bush is attempting to get this pushed through....

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U.S. defends cybercrime treaty 2004-04-30
Anonymous

"some fear that it could put the United States' surveillance capabilities at the

disposal of foreign governments with poor human rights records, who may be inves

tigating actions that are not considered crimes elsewhere"

Oh dear, is it only me that seems the dripping irony here?...

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U.S. defends cybercrime treaty 2004-05-01
Anonymous

you can pry my encryption key from my cold dead fingers...yeah damn dirty bastards...

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