Some G7 countries have taken measures to encourage responsible reporting of vulnerabilities and established national competence centres. Some have also chosen other approaches to reducing harm from commodity attacks. Norm 4 – States should consider how best to cooperate to exchange information, assist each other, prosecute terrorist and criminal use of ICTs, and implement other cooperative measures to address such threats. States may need to consider whether new measures need to be developed in this respect. G7 countries have developed an array of measures to increase cooperation with their partners to prevent and prosecute terrorist and criminal use of ICTs, such as: - - - Ratifying the 2001 Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention) which provides for effective, flexible and modern means of international cooperation in the fight against cybercrime; Establishing strong partnerships with public and private partners, including at the technical and operational level through exchanges between CERTs and among law enforcement officers; Supporting other countries to develop their own cybercrime capabilities, bilaterally or working through and alongside European and international organizations. Some G7 countries have also dedicated important resources to cooperation with the private sector and civil society to prevent terrorist use of the Internet and remove terrorist content. Norm 5 – States, in ensuring the secure use of ICTs, should respect Human Rights Council Resolutions A/HRC/RES/20/8 and A/HRC/RES/26/13 (The promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the Internet), as well as General Assembly Resolutions A/RES/68/167 and A/RES 69/166 (The right to privacy in the digital age) to guarantee full respect for human rights, including the right to freedom of expression; All G7 countries share a commitment to a free, open and secure Internet, where the rights that people have offline are also protected online. They take an active role in defending and promoting this approach, including by: - Ensuring applicable domestic legislation to protect, inter alia, privacy, freedom of expression and personal data and to prevent online harms; Supporting international and, when applicable, European initiatives on the protection of human rights online (such as the Council of Europe’s Guide to Human Rights for Internet Users, relevant United Nations Human Rights Council resolutions, the EU General Data Protection Regulation, etc.). Page 3 out of 5 For Official Use Only