Yesterday, the UK, France and allied countries signed a declaration calling for international guidelines for the responsible use of spyware in an effort to combat the use of commercial spyware in ways that violate human rights.
Participants at the UK-France Cyber Proliferation conference in London included Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Italy, Poland, the US, the UK and the African Union and technology companies such as Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft.
The spyware initiative, the “Pall Mall Process,” will tackle the proliferation and irresponsible use of commercially available cyber tools, establishing guidelines for developing, selling, facilitating, purchasing, and using these types of tools and services and create a framework for transparent and accountable use.
“The scope [of our efforts] must be broad, not just looking at spyware, but also considering the ‘hackers for hire’ phenomenon, the exploit marketplace, alongside the broader range of ‘off the shelf’ intrusion capabilities, including tools for disruptive and destructive effect,” The UK Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden announced noted.
Ted Miracco, CEO, Approov Mobile Security said this:
“The market for commercial spyware tools and digital espionage is murky at best. These vendors cater in virtual arms that are sold to any repressive power willing to pay for them, and then cast themselves as shepherds of justice. We will see if the ‘Pall Mall Process’ reins in any bad behavior or it is just a facade for corralling the unbridled market for powerful spyware. The stakes are the very essence of privacy itself.”
Commercial spyware is something that absolutely needs to be curtailed, if not entirely outlawed. Thus I for one am in favour of any effort that achieves that.
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UK, France Initiate A Global Pledge To Curb Spyware Abuse
Yesterday, the UK, France and allied countries signed a declaration calling for international guidelines for the responsible use of spyware in an effort to combat the use of commercial spyware in ways that violate human rights.
Participants at the UK-France Cyber Proliferation conference in London included Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Italy, Poland, the US, the UK and the African Union and technology companies such as Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft.
The spyware initiative, the “Pall Mall Process,” will tackle the proliferation and irresponsible use of commercially available cyber tools, establishing guidelines for developing, selling, facilitating, purchasing, and using these types of tools and services and create a framework for transparent and accountable use.
“The scope [of our efforts] must be broad, not just looking at spyware, but also considering the ‘hackers for hire’ phenomenon, the exploit marketplace, alongside the broader range of ‘off the shelf’ intrusion capabilities, including tools for disruptive and destructive effect,” The UK Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden announced noted.
Ted Miracco, CEO, Approov Mobile Security said this:
“The market for commercial spyware tools and digital espionage is murky at best. These vendors cater in virtual arms that are sold to any repressive power willing to pay for them, and then cast themselves as shepherds of justice. We will see if the ‘Pall Mall Process’ reins in any bad behavior or it is just a facade for corralling the unbridled market for powerful spyware. The stakes are the very essence of privacy itself.”
Commercial spyware is something that absolutely needs to be curtailed, if not entirely outlawed. Thus I for one am in favour of any effort that achieves that.
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