Foreign secretary William Hague has warned against granting governments
too much control over the internet as part of efforts to improve cyber
security.
Speaking at the Seoul Conference on Cyberspace, Mr Hague said maintaining an open and borderless web, with collective oversight provided by governments in tandem with other organisations, was crucial for facilitating innovation and economic growth.
He therefore criticised states pushing for an international legal framework granting governments power to exercise exclusive control over the web's content and resources, which he claimed would stifle creativity as well as individual freedoms.
Mr Hague vowed the UK's security and intelligence agencies would not compromise on protecting itself from online threats and helping other countries to do likewise.
However, he argued states that "seek to hide behind firewalls and erect artificial barriers on the internet" jeopardise their security by reducing trust and cooperation and thereby making malicious activity harder to detect.
Last month, delegates at a Europol-Interpol joint cyber security conference in The Hague similarly expressed their backing for greater cross-border cooperation and alignment of priorities between governments and other bodies.
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Speaking at the Seoul Conference on Cyberspace, Mr Hague said maintaining an open and borderless web, with collective oversight provided by governments in tandem with other organisations, was crucial for facilitating innovation and economic growth.
He therefore criticised states pushing for an international legal framework granting governments power to exercise exclusive control over the web's content and resources, which he claimed would stifle creativity as well as individual freedoms.
Mr Hague vowed the UK's security and intelligence agencies would not compromise on protecting itself from online threats and helping other countries to do likewise.
However, he argued states that "seek to hide behind firewalls and erect artificial barriers on the internet" jeopardise their security by reducing trust and cooperation and thereby making malicious activity harder to detect.
Last month, delegates at a Europol-Interpol joint cyber security conference in The Hague similarly expressed their backing for greater cross-border cooperation and alignment of priorities between governments and other bodies.
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