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CryptoSeal Shuts Down Consumer VPN Service To Avoid Fighting NSA

Posted by Soulskill on from the another-one-bites-the-dust dept.

sl4shd0rk writes "CryptoSeal Privacy, a VPN provider, has closed down its consumer VPN service. The company says it has zeroed its crypto keys, adding, 'Essentially, the service was created and operated under a certain understanding of current U.S. law, and that understanding may not currently be valid. As we are a US company and comply fully with U.S. law, but wish to protect the privacy of our users, it is impossible for us to continue offering the CryptoSeal Privacy consumer VPN product.' The announcement ends with a warning: 'For anyone operating a VPN, mail, or other communications provider in the U.S., we believe it would be prudent to evaluate whether a pen register order could be used to compel you to divulge SSL keys protecting message contents, and if so, to take appropriate action.' Sounds like another victim of FISA-endorsed NSA activity."

5 of 361 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Time to start by Austrian+Anarchy · · Score: 3, Informative

    Sounds like it's high time time to start a VPN provider in SeaLand (or what do we have left that's not firmly in jurisdiction of governments with grubby hands and long noses)?

    Perhaps your solution lies on a "pirate" data boat on the high seas?

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    Time Bomber the Book coming soon.
  2. Re:SubjectsInCommentsAreStupid by jschrod · · Score: 4, Informative
    You're lame. AC for real.

    It's even cited with references on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECHELON#Examples_of_industrial_espionage

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    Joachim

    People don't write Manifestos any more -- what's going on in this world? [Frank Zappa]

  3. Re:Sorry... by Fjandr · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's a secret warrant issued by a secret court, binding the recipient to secrecy under pain of imprisonment, and with no way to contest the warrant. And since it's the NSA, you can't even see evidence used against you because it's obviously in regards to national security...even if it isn't.

  4. Donate Here to Protect SSL Keys by Heretic2 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Donate to Lavabit legal fund

    The legal briefs filed so far look like they are about to hand the government its own ass in respect to seizing SSL keys.

  5. Re:Sorry... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    "It's a secret warrant issued by a secret court, binding the recipient to secrecy under pain of imprisonment, and with no way to contest the warrant. And since it's the NSA, you can't even see evidence used against you because it's obviously in regards to national security...even if it isn't." - Doc Daneeka