Comment on 'Trivially easy' to buy SSL certificate for domain you don't ownComments−UmYeah16yApril fools? Please.The saddest part of this is that companies are spending thousands of dollars on these certificates without any knowledge of how it works. But hey, that lock on the address bar sure makes me feel secure.−sp33216yThat's how they are marketed, after all. Not by everyone, but check out the "features" on GoDaddy's SSL cert page: http://www.godaddy.com/ssl/ssl-certificates.aspx?ci=8979 "Bigger, more colorful icons! Yay!"−qeorge16yFor better or for worse, big lock icons and green toolbars do help conversions.
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April fools? Please.
The saddest part of this is that companies are spending thousands of dollars on these certificates without any knowledge of how it works. But hey, that lock on the address bar sure makes me feel secure.
That's how they are marketed, after all. Not by everyone, but check out the "features" on GoDaddy's SSL cert page: http://www.godaddy.com/ssl/ssl-certificates.aspx?ci=8979 "Bigger, more colorful icons! Yay!"
For better or for worse, big lock icons and green toolbars do help conversions.