At first I thought this is impossible, but then I found this: (Warning, PDF) http://www.education.gov.za/Li... This is a report on a standardised nation wide test. The average for grade 9 math is indeed ~13%.

What a crap generalisation. And you are right, its not the ones with the average IQ you need to worry about.

As an African geek, that made me giggle. Even though I've never seen or touched and OLPC.

Maybe in your world Africa is a country. Anyways, this is pure FUD. Look at this map of countries perpetrating cybercrime. Then worry about Eastern Europe/Russia and China. Probably even less chance of perpetrators in those countries being caught and facing the legal systems.

Legitimate Bufferbloat?

Maybe they got a 'Händel' on crime.