Cybercrime treaty gets green light

A controversial treaty that tries to tackle cybercrime was adopted by the 43-nations of the Council of Europe on 12 November 2001. The treaty outlaws some online activities such as fraud and child pornography, clarifies some jurisdictional issues and outlines what police forces can do when pursuing computer criminals.

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