Multiple countries have refused to sign a United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU) treaty, with Australia and Canada joining Great Britain and the U.S in refusal to sign at a recent World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) conference in Dubai.
The current ITU treaty was established and put into place over 20 years ago in 1988, but will expire in 2015. the conference was intended for all leading nations to agree on a framework which would lay the foundations for a new treaty to be created.
But the fact that most of the most powerful and leading telecommunications nations on the planet have refused to sign is a bitter blow to the United Nations, despite the fact that 89 nations did sign the treaty and a further 12 deferred the signing until a later date.
The new treaty is intended to replace the current one which was created in 1988 - before the internet even existed. But the United Nations have been heavily criticised from some corners - and in particular by the EU and Google - for using the treaty as a means of gaining control over the internet and online world.
One of the talking points of the 23 page document was on the topic of spam which stated that: "Member States should endeavour to take necessary measures to prevent the propagation of unsolicited bulk electronic communications and minimize its impact on international telecommunications services."
A guideline twenty-three page document for the treaty was created, of which the topic of 'spam' was one of the main talking points, stating that: "Member States should endeavour to take necessary measures to prevent the propagation of unsolicited bulk electronic communications and minimize its impact on international telecommunications services."
U.S ambassador for the WCIT Terry Kramer had (amongst other things) this to say: "It's with a heavy heart and a sense of missed opportunities that the US must communicate that it's not able to sign the agreement in the current form,"
But nothing has been decided yet, as there are a further two conferences scheduled for 2013, at either of which changes to the treaty could be made to sway some of the 55 nations who, as yet, have refused to sign. But whatever may or may not happen, lets just hope that all countries keep the privacy of their citizens as their number one priority and not factors such as profit or control.
The current ITU treaty was established and put into place over 20 years ago in 1988, but will expire in 2015. the conference was intended for all leading nations to agree on a framework which would lay the foundations for a new treaty to be created.
But the fact that most of the most powerful and leading telecommunications nations on the planet have refused to sign is a bitter blow to the United Nations, despite the fact that 89 nations did sign the treaty and a further 12 deferred the signing until a later date.
The new treaty is intended to replace the current one which was created in 1988 - before the internet even existed. But the United Nations have been heavily criticised from some corners - and in particular by the EU and Google - for using the treaty as a means of gaining control over the internet and online world.
One of the talking points of the 23 page document was on the topic of spam which stated that: "Member States should endeavour to take necessary measures to prevent the propagation of unsolicited bulk electronic communications and minimize its impact on international telecommunications services."
A guideline twenty-three page document for the treaty was created, of which the topic of 'spam' was one of the main talking points, stating that: "Member States should endeavour to take necessary measures to prevent the propagation of unsolicited bulk electronic communications and minimize its impact on international telecommunications services."
U.S ambassador for the WCIT Terry Kramer had (amongst other things) this to say: "It's with a heavy heart and a sense of missed opportunities that the US must communicate that it's not able to sign the agreement in the current form,"
But nothing has been decided yet, as there are a further two conferences scheduled for 2013, at either of which changes to the treaty could be made to sway some of the 55 nations who, as yet, have refused to sign. But whatever may or may not happen, lets just hope that all countries keep the privacy of their citizens as their number one priority and not factors such as profit or control.
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