Silent Circle Follows Lavabit By Closing Encrypted E-mail Service

Okian Warrior writes "Silent Circle shuttered its encrypted e-mail service on Thursday, in an apparent attempt to avoid government scrutiny that may threaten its customers' privacy. The company announced that it could 'see the writing on the wall' and decided it would be best to shut down its Silent Mail feature. 'We’ve been debating this for weeks, and had changes planned starting next Monday. We’d considered phasing the service out, continuing service for existing customers, and a variety of other things up until today. It is always better to be safe than sorry, and with your safety we decided that the worst decision is always no decision.' The company said it was inspired by the closure earlier Thursday of Lavabit, another encrypted e-mail service provider that alluded to a possible national security investigation." Does anyone have replacement recommendations for people who used these services?

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Re:Nicely done

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Guantanamo and indefinite detention was a failure to end. He tried and failed. The Bush tax cuts was a failure to end, he tried to eliminate the worst parts of them and failed. I don't know what he's done or what arguments he's made, as president, about the patriot act, but as a senator he did try (and fail) to limit surveillance.

The tax cuts and the patriot act are sore spots, since he could have just vetoed both of those. So again: I don't love everything he's done, but after you cut through the rhetoric the only real offenses that I've seen during his presidency have been by the justice department. I don't understand the persecution of Thomas Drake, even wearing my most cynical hat that doesn't make sense to me. "Obama bad" is not a sufficient explanation.