Of all the terrible ideas I’ve heard of how to “revolutionize the internet” or “make it a safer place”, Microsoft’s Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie has far and wide the worst idea. His idea calls for “internet driver’s licenses” to be required by law so that the shroud of secrecy and anonymity would be no more. Regardless of your personal beliefs, anonymity and the act of speeking your mind with a...

One of the worst things on anyone’s list of things to never have to do again is that of visiting the license branch.  I could be wrong, but going to the license branch is tantamount to when you where a kid and had to tell the neighbor you got caught cutting their tires….something like that.  Naturally, when anyone says that they are taking a picture of you, your first natural reaction is to smile.  Besides, who wants a bump on a log, mug shot looking...