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UN cybercrime text faces new scrutiny from tech firms, rights groups

U.N. member states meet Monday seeking to finalize an international treaty on the fight against cybercrime, a text strongly opposed by an unlikely alliance of human rights groups and big technology companies.

The "United Nations Convention Against Cybercrime" originated in 2017 when Russian diplomats sent the world body's secretary-general a letter outlining the initiative.

‘It’s All Very Real’: Bosnian Women Politicians Unprotected against Online Abuse

Posting a picture of herself being vaccinated, Prlic triggered a deluge of inappropriate, vulgar and chauvinistic comments.

"You should have taken my vaccine," read one. "You'd have been better off posting a photo of you cleaning the bathroom or cooking lunch," said another.

At least 61 detained over fake gold production

At least 61 suspects were detained across Turkey for selling counterfeit gold in the market, according to security sources on Jan.8. 

The financial crimes police branch in Istanbul uncovered a network producing fake and low quality gold bars in eight different workshops in the city's Fatih district. They were gaining unfair profit by putting it on the market in Anatolian cities.

Bulgarian Police: The Bomb Threat Emails were Sent from Switzerland and Seychelles

The bomb threat emails to airports and media in Bulgaria were sent by providers from Switzerland and Seychelles, the Chief Directorate for Combatting Organised Crime (CDCOC) said on August 22. A day earlier, such emails were sent to institutions in several other European countries and in Vancouver, Canada, reports BNT. 

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