Ifall någon missade det, så har Lavabit, en emailtjänst med fokus på en säker infrastruktur, stängt ner.

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 here.

Jag har inget att tillägga. Texten säger allt. Så här ser det ut i vår del av världen år 2013. Inte bara hemlig övervakning, utan att bara göra något för att undvika hemlig övervakning blir omöjligt/olagligt. Inte bara övervakning, utan även hemliga lagar och hemliga domstolar. Den som motsätter sig detta kan vänta sig att mötas av statens fulla makt.