London – A Texas-based secure email service reportedly used by National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden says it is shutting down and can’t legally explain why.
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In a cryptic note posted Thursday to the Lavabit website, owner Ladar Levison said the company is folding rather than becoming, in his words, “complicit in crimes against the American people.” Levison didn’t return a phone call from The Associated Press.
The post doesn’t elaborate, but Snowden’s disclosures have focused attention on how the U.S. government can secretly compel companies to hand over customer information and gag them from talking about it.
Lavabit’s information may be of interest to investigators chasing Snowden’s leaks. Public records show that someone going by “Ed Snowden” registered three addresses with the Dallas firm over the past four years.
Looks like they are saying rather then give the
US government our users info what they consider crimes against the amarican people they will just shout down
That’s my understanding based on them saying
Crimes against amarican people not amarican government
Obama working hard at destroying the next successful American industry.
It may take a decade two or more but tyranny will not rule forever, the American people like the founding fathers will vote out the old guard that supports trampling on all our rights, working their way around the constitution using word games to manipulate what’s obvious wrong.
The Government is now persecuting everyone that Snowden was associated with including the company he worked for and the email company he used to send emails.
This is a contemporary Soviet era tactic, you cannot talk. The days that you can comment on blogs like these are limited as well, they are already demanding that sites requires sign in’s as a way to document who is writing what.
Lavabit cannot talk because all of their information has been LEGALLY confiscated by the US Government for analysis and he is LEGALLY forbidden to talk about it.
The noose around Eddie’s miserable little neck is tightening. He will get his very, very soon.