] Where's a superhero when you need one? The Net, which ] once seemed so invincible, is under attack by the forces ] of evil. Viruses knock servers to their knees. Spammers ] hijack our inboxes. Hackers and identity thieves menace ] our collective security and personal privacy. ] ] Desperate solutions range from abandoning email to ] requiring a license to log on. Halt, fools! The ] Internet's problems stem from the same virtues that make ] it great: open architecture, the free flow of ] information, peer-to-peer cooperation, and a bias for ] linking strangers, not disconnecting them. Take those ] away and the Net might cease to infuriate us - but it ] will also cease to amaze us. ] ] Here's a smarter approach: 101 proposals that harness the ] Net's own superpowers to defeat its foes. Up, up, and ] away! Paul Boutin, with help from Rand Wacker, Kevin Werbach, Bruce Schneier, Hal Varian, Scott Rafer, Dave Winer. Some good, some unreasonable, some funny.. Wired | 101 Ways to Save the Internet |