[pilsetnieks]

There are certificate authorities all over the world, and many of them not in jurisdictions that would share data with your law enforcement.

[logifail]

Q1: What kinds of serious crimes involve law inforcement needing to chase up who's behind the purchase of a SSL certificate, anyway?

Q2: Can't the bad guys just buy a pre-paid debit card with cash if they're that desperate to cover their tracks?