California Court Certifies Class Action Against SSL Certificate Issuer Verisign

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California Court Certifies Class Action Against SSL Certificate Issuer Verisign

05-20-2006, 12:59 PM,

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California Court Certifies Class Action Against SSL Certificate Issuer Verisign

SSL Cert issuer Verisign is being sued in a class action for deceptive business practices

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

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