Encrypted Email Provider Lavabit Shuts Down, Blames US Gov't

clorkster writes to note the following explanation posted to the front page of encrypted email provider Lavabit: "'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.' No doubt this has much to do with Snowden's use of the provider."

Comments

Re:IF ONLY ... !!

[Anonymous Coward]

The people who lost the 2012 elections?

Re:Great country you have over there

[fast turtle]

As someone that can and has traced their ancestory back to before even the thought of Revolution was a gleam in someone's eye, all I can say is Good! The rest of the world can go to hell in its own handbasket. Close the damn borders, pull the troops home, and shut down all our bases around the world while kicking the U.N. over to Geneva where they should have been after Y2K. Yes I'm one of those who's tired of the god damn beefing by everyone else about America sticking our nose into their business and then turning around and demanding we do something about their stinking shit like Syria. Sorry folks, you made your bed, now you have to lie in it w/o our help or even our concern. BTW, we all need to cut off all donations to Agencies such as the Red Cross and what not that leaves the country while taking at least a presidential term to clean up our infrastructure, cities and getting things straightened out here. Simply put, to hell with you idiots who demand I give a damn about your petty problems when I've got enough to do just to keep my head above water.