[ExI] lavabit.com takedown

[Giulio Prisco]

See http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/08/lavabit-edward-snowden-email_n_3728005.html

Re "not trusting personal data to any company with a physical tie to
America" I use gmail and facebook like everyone else, but just because
I don't mind the whole world seeing pictures of my doggy or reading
the ideas that I post here. If I did mind, I would follow this advice.
Even more, I would not trust any company anywhere (do you really think
other governments such as Russia and China are better than the U.S.?)
I would use P2P services (which of course can be honeypot, so some
care is needed also there).

On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 11:57 PM, Michael DeVault <me at michaeldevault.com> wrote:
> Just saw the news release about lavabit, a 'secure' mail service favored by people in the securities business and hacking communities.The founder, Ladar Levison, stated he took it down the service rather than comply with what he feels are unconstitutional demands based on laws passed by the U.S. Congress.
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> I have thoughts, though they aren't fully formed, about this kind of reaction. Also, I have questions: if he's being asked to comply with notices for emails and/or customer data, wouldn't that information still exist in absence of the email service's continued operations?
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> Did anyone here have (well, had) a lavabit address? If so, what are your thoughts?
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> Also, what about Levison's recommendation that individuals avoid trusting personal data to any company with a physical tie to America?
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