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DonnaZamirFirstEssay 4 - 24 Nov 2019 - Main.DonnaZamir
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| | | In light of the aforesaid, one should ask: what is being done about this? The answer is, shortly, not much. | |
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< | Thus, following his report on the Surveillance Industry and its Interference with Human Rights, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression has recently called for an immediate moratorium on the sale, transfer and use of surveillance technology until human rights-compliant regulatory frameworks are in place, while expressly indicating that surveillance tools are currently not subject to any effective global or national control. | >
> | Thus, following his report on the Surveillance Industry and its Interference with Human Rights, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression has recently called for an immediate moratorium on the sale, transfer and use of surveillance technology until human rights-compliant regulatory frameworks are in place, while expressly indicating that surveillance tools are currently not subject to any effective global or national control. | | | One possible solution could be to hold the private entities accountable for any abuse of the spyware they provide. However, there are major difficulties in this regard. First, as an inherent feature of the cyber surveillance market, it is highly secretive, thus making it almost impossible to track and enforce. Furthermore, the providers of spyware often present their customers with some kind of a disclaimer, according to which the purchaser guarantees to use the equipment or services provided for legitimate purposes only, thus somewhat "immunizing" the provider's accountability. | | | Many suggest, and I tend to agree, that certain cyber surveillance means should be treated and regulated as weapons, with all that it entails. | |
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< | Yet, it seems that at the moment, not much is done nor will be done, while too many powerful factors in the equation are benefiting from the current status. Thus, in accordance with current forecasts of the rise of the global cyber security market, it should be anticipated that in the near future far more advanced technologies will be accessed by increasingly more people around the world. | >
> | Yet, it seems that at the moment, not much is done nor will be done, while too many powerful factors in the equation are benefiting from the current status. Thus, in accordance with current forecasts of the rise of the global cyber security market, it should be anticipated that in the near future far more advanced technologies will be accessed by increasingly more people around the world. | | |
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