05-20-2006, 12:59 PM
SSL Cert issuer Verisign is being sued in a class action for deceptive business practices
full article: http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3607566
Quote:A California Superior Court judge has given the green light to a class action suite against VeriSign regarding the registrar's SSL security certificates.
More than 400,000 plaintiff are seeking $500 each in restitution, bringing the company's potential liability to $200 million.
The class action suit revolves around an allegation that VeriSign mislead buyers of its Secure Site Pro SSL certificates. SSL (define) certificates provide encryption and a degree of security for Internet communication...
full article: http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3607566