Not sure that solves the problem either, perhaps UK has more stringent laws, or perhaps the US does. But if it's not universal a sufficiently large market can still be exploited to attack another. The internet is global. We need global regulations.
Agreed. Given consensus will take forever, I'd like to see the US or EU, somebody at lest, take the lead. Over time this will probably get worked into trade agreements anyway.
But if we wait 10 years, it'll be too late, and we'll have killed the internet or given into draconian measures to stop the problem - which is what none of us want.
Frankly, I don't even care if a given government has great security review - as long as they put a process in place it's a start that can be improved upon.
The law just needs to apply in a large enough region. Here in the US we got high efficiency switching wall warts instead of the slightly cheaper ones that idled away $4/yr because the EU demanded them, so manufacturers had to upgrade.
