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BREAKING --- Secure email provider (Lavabit) shutsdown...CLAIMS THEY WILL NOT BECOME COMPLICIT IN THE CRIMES AGAINST THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 12680882:MV8yMzE2MjU0XzM5NDczNjUxX0FCMDYxNDMz] [quote:Anonymous Coward 44819244:MV8yMzE2MjU0XzM5NDczNTg2XzgyOEE0MTg0] [quote:Dr. Ben Schillen:MV8yMzE2MjU0XzMzQ0QxOUI=] This is a 100% copy of the letter displayed on their page https://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 [/quote] Holy shit!! This is the news many have been waiting for and or worst fears are confirmed! The USA is officially dead and the dictator in office is a traitor!! Every man for himself! I mean, the whole world once looked up to the usa as a bastion of freedom and liberty but its a very very sad day when I have to say, I hate what the American leaders have done!! Its all over!!!!!!!! Fucking fuck!! [/quote] Yeah, it's a pretty fucked up situation. We can only speculate as to what the government wanted him to do, but it looks like he's doing the `right' thing and not playing their game. Too bad they put a gag order on what's going on. [/quote]
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This is a 100% copy of the letter displayed on their page [
link to lavabit.com (secure)
] :
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
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