Feds Threaten To Arrest Lavabit Founder For Shutting Down His Service

Posted by Ridcully on Aug 18, 2013 1:15 AM EDT
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The saga of Lavabit founder Ladar Levison is getting even more ridiculous, as he explains that the government has threatened him with criminal charges for his decision to shut down the business, rather than agree to some mysterious court order. The feds are apparently arguing that the act of shutting down the business, itself, was a violation of the order

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His interview on Democracy Now! was quite good. Bob_Robertson 2 699 Aug 19, 2013 4:50 PM

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