What! Who comes up with rules like that where everyone loses except for billionaires abroad? Now I'm almost (but not quite) glad my plans to study in the UK didn't pan out haha. I hope the push back succeeds and reason wins in the end.
I think probably Microsoft itself has a hand on those rules. Paired with the fact that those in charge are usually technically illiterate or close, so are easy targets for corporate buzzwords and false promises of "security".