Gwendolynn ferch Elydyr wrote:

> On Tue, 15 Feb 2005, bkfsec wrote:
>
>> The difference between CAs and the BBB is that the BBB is well known
>> and highly accountable. CAs are not necessarily. There is no widely
>> screened public discussion or understanding of the function of CAs.
>> The accepted root CAs do their jobs on the browser entirely in the
>> background. Their "seal of approval" is considered implicit by the
>> lack of a message at all.
>
>
> The BBB is certainly well known, but describing it as highly accountable
> is certainly inaccurate. A quick web search will inform you that the
> BBB has local 'affiliates', and that the quality of these 'affiliates'
> can vary dramatically from location to location.
>
> There's no widely screened public discussion or understanding of the
> function of the BBB - and their seal of approval certainly appears on
> sites and businesses they've never heard of.
>
>
Well, I meant more accountable than CAs are. I still think that that
statement is accurate if you take my meaning.

-Barry

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