Improve Internet Health with a Microsoft Tax?

“Somebody better tell Microsoft that it’s still March, because
the suggestion of an “Internet usage tax” to fight Windows-powered
botnets must be an April Fool’s joke let out a month too early.

“According to Robert McMillan’s piece on ComputerWorld, Scott
Charney (Microsoft’s veep for Trustworthy Computing) suggests that
one way to fund fighting botnets is to tax users. “You could say
it’s a public safety issue and do it with general taxation.” You
could, but let’s not.”

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