United States of America: International agreement including commitment to work collectively to counter the proliferation and misuse of commercial spyware

Progress

Current status
adopted
18 Mar 2024 adopted

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
International trade
Policy Instrument
Export ban
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
bi- or plurilateral agreement

Timeline of events

18 Mar 2024
adopted

Issued Joint Declaration to Counter Commercial Spyware Proliferation and Misuse

On 18 March 2024, a Joint Statement was issued regarding the proliferation and misuse of commercial spyware following the third Summit of Democracy. The Statement notes that commercial spyware has been used by both authoritarian regimes and democrac…

Source
Event type declaration
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body