How does some corporation that will disclaim liability at the first sign of a light breeze telling you a site is "authentic" trump your own personal judgment?

How does some corporation that will disclaim liability at the first sign of a light breeze telling you a site is "authentic" trump your own personal judgment? CAs are scams. Use something like Perspectives instead of CAs: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/perspectives-better-than-cas/571 http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/perspectives-bette...