http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11483008
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9746317"Commonly available cyber defences such as firewalls, antivirus and automatic updates for security patches can reduce risk, but they're not enough," wrote Mr Charney. "Despite our best efforts, many consumer computers are host to malware or are part of a botnet."
His proposal, presented at the International Security Solutions Europe (ISSE) Conference in Berlin, Germany, is for all computers to have a "health certificate" to prove that it is uninfected before it connects to the net.
"Although the conditions to be checked may change over time, current experience suggests that such health checks should ensure that software patches are applied, a firewall is installed and configured correctly, an antivirus program with current signatures is running, and the machine is not currently infected with known malware," he wrote in the accompanying paper.
If the health certificate indicates a problem the computer could be prompted to download a missing patch or update its anti-virus settings.
a pdf file with more of his views.
I think it is clear that if his views are taken by European Union and they love such views. They already have on the way Data collecting laws that keep our whereabouts for years collected. Every phone call. From whom to whom. Every search we do.
So for them to make it illegal to not have a certificated computer is a no brainer.
And I doubt they would allow a Linux that is root.
We would not get internet access other than through our Android phones maybe.
Am I wrong
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