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		kneath on Nov 8, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: This is why sites choose to stay vulnerable to Fir... The entire concept of the SSL icon is so that a user can trust a third party (web developer) that they don't know. If it's up to you (the web developer) — it's all up in the air again. And the icon/warnings are pointless. Which is where I've been trying to go with this…

JoachimSchipper on Nov 8, 2010 [–]

Eh? SSL provides security against eavesdroppers, network manipulation, etc. - it doesn't help against a malicious site that you actually intended to communicate with.

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