The Biden administration is set to support a new U.N. treaty this week that will establish a cybercrime convention involving China and Russia, a move that has sparked mixed reactions among lawmakers and critics. This new convention will expand global governance on cybercrime beyond the existing Budapest Convention, which currently includes 76 countries but excludes Russia and China.
Concerns have been raised about the inclusion of these two adversarial nations in global cybercrime governance. Some Democratic lawmakers have expressed worries about potential threats to human rights and internet freedom, cautioning against granting international legitimacy to regimes that oppose democratic freedoms.
