French gov used fake Google certificate to read its workers' traffic(theregister.co.uk)

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theregister.co.uk

French gov used fake Google certificate to read its workers' traffic

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/10/french_gov_dodgy_ssl_cert_reprimand

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I wonder if these articles would resonate more if they said "People working for the French government..."

We sometimes have a hard time believing in the systematic corruption of an institution, but it's easy to imagine a man in a position of power compromising his values to protect his own self interests. That effect, multiplied, leads to corrupt organizations.