Google Is Making Sweeping Changes to How We Keep the Internet Safe

["DAVID FARBER" <dfarber () me com>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
> Date: May 2, 2017 at 11:41:34 AM EDT
> To: nnsquad () nnsquad org
> Subject: [ NNSquad ] Google Is Making Sweeping Changes to How We Keep the Internet Safe
>
>
> Google Is Making Sweeping Changes to How We Keep the Internet Safe
>
> http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2017/05/google_is_making_sweeping_changes_to_how_we_keep_secure_websites_secure.html
>
>      Google is in the middle of a years-long push to make
>    certificate authorities more accountable, and thereby make the
>    secure internet still more secure. Google has made compliance
>    with a new plan called "Certificate Transparency" mandatory by
>    October. These changes will almost certainly make website
>    encryption more reliable, but they also show just how much
>    power Google has to redesign the internet's critical
>    infrastructure on its own.
>
> - - -
>
> --Lauren--



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