Signatory countries will be obliged to criminalize certain offenses and to cooperate internationally in prosecuting online crime. For the entire time, there's been complete resistance to make any changes to accommodate the interests of industry or society. The definition, he noted, could potentially include almost any form of communication. I don't know if you've ever heard of voice recognition software. That means your voice is suitable for processing.
Nobody's opposed to fighting cyber-crime.
We're just opposed to fighting innocent people and privacy. Zimmer said the parliamentary assembly had suggested modifications to the draft, including strengthening human rights protections. Those non-binding recommendations will go to the committee of experts, which will decide whether to incorporate them in the final draft. Opponents of the treaty have all but given up trying to influence it at the Council of Europe level, said Hosein. We have to appeal to national governments to not implement this into law, or to opt out of certain portions of the convention.