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Yes, hence my using the past tense. I do not see how "CNNIC is [not trustworthy]" is compatible with "Firefox, Google, Apple, and Microsoft trusted their certificates until MCS Holding screwed up some corporate network's https-interception implementation".

In particular, was there any evidence of any mis-deeds by the CNNIC before what MCS Holding did? Anything at all aside from "they are a Chinese and that is bad" FUD? Have they ever issued a certificate used to MITM the communications of political dissidents, for example?



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