Reply to post: Very like the theatre

Microsoft: We’ve taken down the botnets. Europol: Would Sir like a kill switch, too?

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Very like the theatre

Why should an “unsafe” (infected, remotely controlled) be permitted on the internet ... ?

Why indeed. Of course the problem is that the internet is a very free medium and there aren't really many controls on who can use it or what for.

In order to be able to control which devices are permitted on the internet, it would require that most existing OSs be replaced by a single OS which enforces tight control on what the user can do and institutes a high level of monitoring of activity. In addition it would require the OS supplier to actively police what goes on and even to disrupt the devices if it so desires.

Well what do you know? Microsoft have just the products and aggressive attitude needed to fulfill this need : Windows 10 and GWX.

This is all stage-managed, isn't it?

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