[liberationtech] From Snowden's email provider. NSL???

[David Johnson]

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My Fellow Users,
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.
What’s going to happen now? We’ve already started preparing the paperwork
needed to continue to fight for the Constitution in the Fourth Circuit
Court of Appeals. A favorable decision would allow me resurrect Lavabit as
an American company.
This experience has taught me one very important lesson: without
congressional action or a strong judicial precedent, I would _strongly_
recommend against anyone trusting their private data to a company with
physical ties to the United States.
Sincerely,
Ladar Levison
Owner and Operator, Lavabit LLC
Defending the constitution is expensive! Help us by donating to the Lavabit
Legal Defense Fund
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