pronghorn

I think this is good thinking. I work for a state agency that deals with construction codes and licensing of building contractors, electricians, etc. If the safety of the web is in such a critical state of vulnerability as to potentially impact what the article author terms "normal" non-tech people, maybe there should be some certification that is government-regulated like you suggest. Or maybe that'll happen after real (not potential) devastation occurs - that's how building codes came around.

You'd have to first get past the crowds of people outside talking about how bad the picture frames are.

That's heroic. I hope you tell her so (though you sound like you would).