Geneve : Pakistan underscored the need for developing a legal framework to address the implications of the proliferation and misuse of commercial spyware for international peace and security,
“The unrestricted availability, proliferation and misuse of commercial spyware and related technologies by both state and non-state actors has emerged as an important concern,” Ambassador Usman Jadoon, Deputy permanent representative of Pakistan to the UN, told an Arria-Formua meeting of the UN Security Council that was convened by the United States.
This format of Council’s meeting is named after a former Venezuelan Ambassador to the UN, Diego Arriva. It is a consultation process which affords members of the Security Council the opportunity to hear persons in an informal setting.
Expressing alarm over the unregulated military applications of cyberspace, covert information operations, exploitation of software and hardware vulnerabilities, Ambassador Jadoon said Pakistan stands for a global dialogue on this “urgent threat” to international peace and security
“The militarization of cyberspace, the development of offensive cyber capabilities by States, and the unchecked military applications of new and emerging technologies, are all contributing to these concerns,” the Pakistani envoy told the 15-member Council.
“In the absence of a global regulatory framework to ensure the responsible uses of cyberspace, these developments pose grave risk to international stability,” he said.
“We have witnessed firsthand the dangers posed by such technology when hostile actors were found using spyware tools to target our citizens, public figures and state entities.
