> No, actually I said it gave me the "impetus", which is rather unlike the caricature you presented of my comment. I'm not really sure how that is any differen

> No, actually I said it gave me the "impetus", which is rather unlike the caricature you presented of my comment. I'm not really sure how that is any difference than what I said. Google has made a minor UI change that the article makes a pretty compelling case is in the user's best interest. You are making a public declaration with an unclear audience that you won't stand for it. > Removing a useful feature that helps me maintain security gave me the push to try other options. The single biggest thing you can do to ensure your security is to use a password manager that auto-fills your passwords. Password managers can't be fooled by look-alike URLs. You can switch to another browser (and yeah, avoiding a browser mono-culture is a great thing!). However, I suspect strongly that you're going to see the other vendors follow suit and drop the special designation for EV certs. And good riddance. The article makes a pretty compelling point that CA certs aren't useful.