Requiring a "skilled person" write a report before mass surveillance is imposed does little

Especially given that the UK gov HAS ALREADY heard from hundreds of skilled experts restating longstanding consensus: there's no such thing as a safe backdoor.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66240006

UK amends encrypted message scanning plans

Extra oversight for powers to scan encrypted messages for child abuse images passed by peers.

BBC News

@Mer__edith
"But Children's charity the NSPCC backed the powers in the bill, telling the BBC it set out "a balanced settlement that should encourage companies to mitigate the risks of child sexual abuse when designing and rolling out features like end-to-end encryption"."

I can't remember the last time I saw such a load of clue free double talk.