I kind of agree with the concept but don't see it really working. Mind you I do believe in everyone having a visible identity while using the internet.

Before I get ragged out for this I will say to those who are strongly towards anonymous internet, why don't you fix all the broken networks/servers/databases/system and pay for all the lost money when compromise happens by criminals who take advantage of the fact that there are bleeding hearts out there protecting the feeble.

Make sure this is out of your money and not anyone else's so you really do understand that there are serious costs involved in a compromise.

I'm a security researcher and I for a long time felt that anonymity was important on the internet but in recent years I don't see how we can have both. Really there is no way to have anonymity and ensure a secure enough environment on the internet period.

Also one last note, for the pro anon-internet... as adults we should be responsible for our actions and aren't we taught that there is consequences to every decision we make while we were growing up. This is called accountability which might actually clean up most of the drivel we read on the internet today.

Will this guy's license for the internet be revoked for driving against traffic on a internet superspeed highway thus putting everybody at risk?

Sounds like an extreme approach. I'd rather see schools catch up to what is obviously a technology-driven generation. Leveraging online tools for education as well as preparing pupils for both the opportunities and threats of the online world is a major shortfall of most school programs. My extended thoughts at http://digitalpopuli.com/online-kids/on-kids-parenting-and-the-real-time-web/

And only the criminals will have internets.

__there. that made perfect sense.

if proper use of a computer was taught in school and adults be offered a free course and test it could make the net and general computing alot safer for the normal person .It never fails to amaze me when fixing someones how unaware how unsafe there machine is and how infected they are and just basic knowledge like dont click on every flashy thing on there screen something has to be done to educate people how to be safe on net

I'm all for it.

Once we're confident everyone has more important basic skills, such as how to raise a child, how to manage one's money, and probably healthy living.

Orwell's 1984 is late, but not so very far away. The surveillance machinery is being put in place right before your eyes.

Do you fanboys begin to grasp why so many consider M$ literally EVIL?

Well taking the driving analogy further, the equivalent of an MOT would be making sure your browser is modern & safe. It would be fantastic if people were forced off old versions of IE and Firefox!