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Should Net surfers be licensed?

Should Net surfers be licensed?
Mandatory online education, tests considered

A virus fouls your computer and you haplessly pass it on. Advertising software loads stealthily on your machine. Your password gets stolen because of your neglect. Or the music industry sues you because of something your kids or grandkids did on your computer. Barely a day goes by without someone, somewhere getting stung or stinging others through careless Internet use. Though many of these threats are preventable, relatively few of us take the necessary precautions.So why not institute mandatory education before people can go online? After all, motorists must obtain licenses before they can legally hit the road, and computers are much more complicated.

https://www.msnbc.com/news/965202.asp?0dm=L1ANT

This article peaked my interest but by the end of it, it had me with a laugh.  I think it would be hard (if not impossible) for any person(s) to all of a sudden make every computer user get a license to surf the net.  

What are your thoughts?

licensed surfers Net Should

I think licenses are a good idea but even though mortorists and hunters have them there are still accidents and bad descions. I am not sure if it would prevent everything but it is a good start.