"They have to keep their connection secure". Hmm...And how are they (the normal Joe Six-pack) supposed to do that? How do they know to make it secure? Will somebody offer training courses? Will somebody issue a certificate: "You are allowed to connect to the internet"? I would love to see that happening but the chances are obviously slim. I would love the OEMs to be responsible for training their customer: "You sir, if you wanna buy this shiny new computer, and want to connect it to the internet, must present a proof that you are capable of securing your connection". But, obviously, this won't happen :(.

Seems like there's money to be made here. Probably google can shed some light on the situation, but where can one find what is needed to apply for a patent as a Canadian? I mean... wtf, RRSPs suck, getting a patent (on everything and anything) seems to be much easier.