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by atmosx 4131 days ago
The problem is trust and given the current SSL authority scheme, can not be solved.

It's a choice that users must do, not the OS. I don't blame computer manufacturers for adding these certs to their systems, they try to make browsing as easy as it gets. Theoretically speaking, the government is your friend. Practically speaking, if you're into any business that requires extra security, you need to take control of your OS at much deeper level, which probably means running something Open Source and manually checking the certificates that came along with your system and your browsers.