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by technion 3698 days ago
- Nearly every "informational only" website will end up with feature creep moving it out of that

- Simply not having SSL setup is one thing. But the linked page has, not only a valid SSL certificate, but someone went through the awful process of acquiring an EV certificate. To go through that, and then choose to not use it, boggles the mind

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EV isn't that difficult to acquire, only more expensive. Not a huge deal when working with other people's money. What boggles the mind is that the US Senate is using a commercial CA for their website.
Would you be OK with your browser trusting a US government managed CA in its default trust list?
Sure - why not. They already manage my water supply.