[governance] FW: [SPAM] <nettime> Statement: Why Secure Email Provider Lavabit closes down

[Norbert Bollow]

An important bit of context here is that according to [1],  Edward Snowden
used the email address

*edsnowden at lavabit.com

[1]
http://news.rapgenius.com/Edward-snowden-letter-to-human-rights-activists-lyrics

*
*Greetings,
*
*Norbert

*
**


On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 11:41 AM, michael gurstein <gurstein at gmail.com>wrote:

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> Sent: Friday, August 09, 2013 5:58 PM
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> Subject: [SPAM] <nettime> Statement: Why Secure Email Provider Lavabit
> closes down
>
> http://lavabit.com
>
> My Fellow Users,
>
> I have been forced to make a difficult decision: to become complicit in
> crimes against the American people or walk away from nearly ten years of
> hard work by shutting down Lavabit. After significant soul searching, I
> have
> decided to suspend operations. I wish that I could legally share with you
> the events that led to my decision. I cannot. I feel you deserve to know
> what?s going on--the first amendment is supposed to guarantee me the
> freedom
> to speak out in situations like this.
> Unfortunately, Congress has passed laws that say otherwise. As things
> currently stand, I cannot share my experiences over the last six weeks,
> even
> though I have twice made the appropriate requests.
>
> What?s going to happen now? We?ve already started preparing the paperwork
> needed to continue to fight for the Constitution in the Fourth Circuit
> Court
> of Appeals. A favorable decision would allow me resurrect Lavabit as an
> American company.
>
> This experience has taught me one very important lesson: without
> congressional action or a strong judicial precedent, I would _strongly_
> recommend against anyone trusting their private data to a company with
> physical ties to the United States.
>
> Sincerely,
> Ladar Levison
> Owner and Operator, Lavabit LLC
>
> Defending the constitution is expensive! Help us by donating to the Lavabit
> Legal Defense Fund here [1].
>
> [1]
>
> https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=7BCR4A5
> W9PNN4
>
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