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by anonchl 4741 days ago
> they actually need Google's secret key, instead of using a CA under their control

Note that Google runs their own CA (signed by Equifax's Root CA) and, thus, issues their own certificates.

The way things are going, I see no reason why the NSA could not, with a FISA warrant, simply order Google to:

1. provide them with a copy of Google's CA's private key; or, 2. issue the NSA a certificate valid for *.{every-google-domain}.com.

Maybe they can.

Maybe they have.