[ NNSquad ] Google to strip Chrome of SSL revocation checking

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Google to strip Chrome of SSL revocation checking

http://j.mp/Ajs32Y  (ars technica)

   "Google's Chrome browser will stop relying on a decades-old method
    for ensuring secure sockets layer certificates are valid after one
    of the company's top engineers compared it to seat belts that
    break when they are needed most."

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--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org 
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