EV only really got in the news after Comodo resellers were caught issuing 'validated' certificates with no actual validation whatsoever. (Conveniently, there w

EV only really got in the news after Comodo resellers were caught issuing 'validated' certificates with no actual validation whatsoever. (Conveniently, there was a fresh release of IE that displayed EV certs in green.) Any validation process is as weak as the worst issuer, 'extended' or otherwise, and promising to do better validation for more profit doesn't really serve to deter the actual violation that got us here to begin with.