A controversial United Nations proposal has a new foe, Microsoft, which has joined the growing number of organizations warning delegates that the draft version of the UN cybercrime treaty only succeeds in justifying state surveillance — not stopping criminals, as originally intended. Amy Hogan-Burney, associate general counsel for cybersecurity policy and protection at Microsoft, on Tuesday warned that the proposal in its current form is too vague, and could be used to criminalize ethical hacking and security practices, not to mention a signatory’s own citizens.

Source: The Register