Why Government Legislation on Security Is Failing (Badly)

Government legislation on online safety, age verification and encryption is being written without consulting cybersecurity professionals. The result is legislation that doesn't work and creates massive security risks.

Age verification companies are failing spectacularly - people bypass them with smiley faces on thumbs and AI face-meshing. Encryption backdoors don't just let governments in, they let malicious actors in too. VPN age verification is technically impossible. OS-level age verification would require banning Linux, which runs most of the internet.

Politicians and privacy groups are making these decisions. Cybersecurity professionals are barely represented. Nobody consulted actual security experts.

James Rees explains why collaboration between government and security professionals is essential - and why it's not happening.

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