Ed Snowden's Email Provider, Lavabit, Shuts Down To Fight US Gov't Intrusion

Posted by BernardSwiss on Aug 9, 2013 10:11 AM EDT
Techdirt; By Mike Masnick
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It's not difficult to make an educated guess as to what happened. The Feds went to Lavabit demanding access to Ed Snowden's email. Lavabit refused. The feds went to (secret) court and the (secret) court said (in secret) that Lavabit had to turn over the information. And Lavabit's response is noble: it is shutting down and fighting in court, rather than becoming a pawn in this and compromising the trust and reputation its built up over the years. Lavabit also includes a link on their site for a legal defense fund.

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