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?

Comments

Re:Nicely done

[Seumas]

Funny, the leaders he has been channeling remind me far more of certain European leaders from a time before I was alive.

Re:Should have used host files

[Deluvianvortex]

just fyi, its beetlejuice in the comic, but the star is name betelgeuse