Something About Privacy

China has announced that it will force every owner of a website or blog within the country to register the site with the government. The reasons for this can't be denied: it allows the Chinese government a stronger hand in determining what it's citizens can and can't view on the internet. Even so, I think it is a good idea. No one can deny that the internet became too popular, too fast, with little or no restrictions on what can be published on websites. With the exception of child pornography, there seems to be no restrictions placed on a websites content. Making users register their website or blog would allow for at least some standards to be in place for what can be published. By simply visiting one of a thousand websites you can easily pick up spyware that will seriously hamper your computers performance. If websites were forced to register with some kind of governing authority you could actually make a complaint against this spying. It could also put a stop to fraud activity. If someone rips you off you can actually have a name to give to authorities. The pro's of registering a website or blog are endless. The con's are few. What do you think?