[liberationtech] US Feds Threaten to Arrest Lavabit Founder for Shutting Down His Service | Techdirt

[LilBambi]

Whoa! That is nuts!

On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 5:43 PM, Yosem Companys <companys at stanford.edu> wrote:
> The saga of Lavabit founder Ladar Levison is getting even more
> ridiculous, as he explains that the government has threatened him with
> criminal charges for his decision to shut down the business, rather
> than agree to some mysterious court order. The feds are apparently
> arguing that the act of shutting down the business, itself, was a
> violation of the order.
>
> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130816/14533924213/feds-threaten-to-arrest-lavabit-founder-shutting-down-his-service.shtml
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