It is not about preference --- Both definitions are seemingly saying the same thing in different ways. I think there is a general consensus on what constitutes or should be considered as cybercrime. However, given the vast rate at which technology is advancing and integrating into our daily lives, I believe that the definitions should be updated to include the parameters of cybercrime in alignment with evolving technologies.

Or maybe a separate international body or subsidiary organ should be established under the UNODC to gain some common ground on the definition of cybercrime, as it is not only important to look at cybercrime from a crime perspective but an ICT outlook is very important as well...hopefully, the upcoming negotiations would result in a more universally acceptable definition.

Source author: Devita Abraham abrahamd@foreign.gov.tt