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The email provider was used by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, and Wired reports that according to newly unsealed documents, the US government got a search warrant in July to demand from Lavabit the private SSL keys that protected all Web traffic to the site.
In an attempt at dry humor, Lavabit founder Ladar Levison complied with this by turning over the private SSL keys as an 11 page printout in 4-point type — which the government called “illegible.”
That didn’t work out so well. The court ordered Levison to provide a more useful copy of the SSL keys, but he continued refusing, leading to a fine being slapped on Levison: $5,000 a day starting August 6 till he was willing to hand over what the government wanted.
ATSmediaPRO
Ladar Levison really tried to fight back but ultimately lost on August 8th.
TheNextWeb
The email provider was used by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, and Wired reports that according to newly unsealed documents, the US government got a search warrant in July to demand from Lavabit the private SSL keys that protected all Web traffic to the site.
In an attempt at dry humor, Lavabit founder Ladar Levison complied with this by turning over the private SSL keys as an 11 page printout in 4-point type — which the government called “illegible.”
That didn’t work out so well. The court ordered Levison to provide a more useful copy of the SSL keys, but he continued refusing, leading to a fine being slapped on Levison: $5,000 a day starting August 6 till he was willing to hand over what the government wanted.
ecapsretuo
I hope people check the link in the OP, as the papers are revealing as to what the Feds demanded, The terms of their demands,
The information sought of Lavabit's clients is astoundingly and completely thorough.
THey were forcing him to reveal everything from residential addresses to credit card numbers, to private messages...
They required a Fed information Trap on his servers.
They forbade him to reveal their demands under penalty of law.
I read this, and think of all the companies whom have already submitted to NSA demands...
www.scribd.com...
Vasa Croe
ATSmediaPRO
Ladar Levison really tried to fight back but ultimately lost on August 8th.
TheNextWeb
The email provider was used by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, and Wired reports that according to newly unsealed documents, the US government got a search warrant in July to demand from Lavabit the private SSL keys that protected all Web traffic to the site.
In an attempt at dry humor, Lavabit founder Ladar Levison complied with this by turning over the private SSL keys as an 11 page printout in 4-point type — which the government called “illegible.”
That didn’t work out so well. The court ordered Levison to provide a more useful copy of the SSL keys, but he continued refusing, leading to a fine being slapped on Levison: $5,000 a day starting August 6 till he was willing to hand over what the government wanted.
Ha...that is funny right there. He should try printing each single character on a single piece of paper next and handing it to them that way....kind of like paying your taxes with actual pennies....I like his style.edit on 10/3/13 by Vasa Croe because: (no reason given)
Vasa Croe
ATSmediaPRO
Ladar Levison really tried to fight back but ultimately lost on August 8th.
TheNextWeb
The email provider was used by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, and Wired reports that according to newly unsealed documents, the US government got a search warrant in July to demand from Lavabit the private SSL keys that protected all Web traffic to the site.
In an attempt at dry humor, Lavabit founder Ladar Levison complied with this by turning over the private SSL keys as an 11 page printout in 4-point type — which the government called “illegible.”
That didn’t work out so well. The court ordered Levison to provide a more useful copy of the SSL keys, but he continued refusing, leading to a fine being slapped on Levison: $5,000 a day starting August 6 till he was willing to hand over what the government wanted.
Ha...that is funny right there. He should try printing each single character on a single piece of paper next and handing it to them that way....kind of like paying your taxes with actual pennies....I like his style.edit on 10/3/13 by Vasa Croe because: (no reason given)