Google has taken the unusual step of completely removing trust from Chrome for the Chinese certificate authority CNNIC in the wake of an incident in which certificates issued by the CA were misused. Mozilla followed suit on Thursday, also removing CNNIC from its trust store. CNNIC officials took exception to Google s decision, saying it was unacceptable The removal of CNNIC certificates could leave users confused about the authenticity of the certificates they’re visiting if they re not aware of the decision.
Source: https://threatpost.com/google-drops-trust-in-chinese-certificate-authority-cnnic/111974/