Protecting you and your rights: the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime fifteen years on

Fifteen years after its adoption, the Budapest Convention remains the most effective international treaty on cybercrime and the rule of law in cyberspace. Achievements and challenges, such as access to electronic evidence and the use of information technology for terrorist purposes, will be discussed at the Council of Europe’s Octopus conference on cybercrime from 16 to 18 November in Strasbourg. The conference will begin with a special meeting to mark the 15th anniversary of the Convention. More...