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Thawte Will End "Web of Trust" On November 16

Posted by kdawson on from the fencing-of-the-commons dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Thawte is ending their Web of Trust, including their free Personal Email Certificates, in less than 2 weeks' time. This hasn't been picked up by the media yet. Seems to me a lot of people, including myself, are hurt by this." Thawte is offering a 1-year free VeriSign cert to those holding valid Personal Email Certificates; after that you pay.

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  1. I knew it! by Rantastic · · Score: 4, Funny

    I knew I should not have trusted them and their web!

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  2. Providing free certificates by igny · · Score: 3, Funny

    Can some other trusted company, like Google, step in?

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    1. Re:Providing free certificates by Yamata+no+Orochi · · Score: 1, Funny

      Can some other trusted company, like Google, step in?

      I honestly can't tell if this was supposed to be funny or not.

  3. It's Just That by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Thawte had been hurt so many times and it's going to take a long time before Thawte can learn to trust again.

    1. Re:It's Just That by GaryOlson · · Score: 2, Funny

      This is a technical discussion; find a non-technical support group therapy session to work thru your personal issues.

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  4. Disappointing. However, this is still the year by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    of personal digital certificates on the Linux desktop, over IPv6.

  5. How unexpected... by Admiralbumblebee · · Score: 5, Funny

    I never thawte this would happen.

    1. Re:How unexpected... by angrytuna · · Score: 2, Funny

      mod parent up +1 inthawteful, plz.

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  6. Re:why hasn't the media picked this up? by muckracer · · Score: 2, Funny

    > People give up privacy and security every 10 seconds for a free hand job it seems.

    Free hand job? Want my address? :-)