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There could be some future in which computer security actually exists, but I just don't see our industry going in that direction right now. In any case, that technology doesn't exist now so the options today, with this law in effect, are as I stated.


Some systems do exists though, for example IRMA: https://privacybydesign.foundation/irma-explanation/ – I do think IRMA suffers from some issues, but options do exist.

If there are no laws then there is no pressure to create technology, and if there's no technology we can't create good laws. It's a bit of a chicken-and-egg thing innit? It's hard to tell where the future will go, but I will bet we will see more of these kind off laws passed around the world.


No, these systems do not and cannot exist today. There is no such thing as computer security[1]. We may get there some day, decades from now. But today, if your data is on a networked computer, it should be treated as public.

[1] Every day there is a new headline proving this. Here is today's: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/t-mob...




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