A landmark United Nations (UN) cybercrime treaty, designed to address offences that cost the global economy trillions of dollars each year, is scheduled to be signed in Vietnam ’s capital, Hanoi, by approximately 60 countries over the upcoming weekend.

The convention, which will take effect after it is ratified by 40 nations, is expected to streamline international cooperation against cybercrime, but has been criticised by activists and tech companies over concerns of possible human rights abuses.

“Cyberspace has become fertile ground for criminals…every day, sophisticated scams defraud families, steal livelihoods, and drain billions of dollars from our economies,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said at the opening ceremony.

“The U.N. Cybercrime Convention is a powerful, le

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