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Re:Lavabit abruptly shuts down by JamesArgo on Thursday August 08, 2013 @03:56PM (#6181432)
Hushmail is a similar service. There's been some speculation that authorities could compel the owners to perform a sort of internal phishing scam to get the passwords.
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Re:Lavabit abruptly shuts down by dmix on Thursday August 08, 2013 @03:59PM (#6181465)
It's not speculation:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2007/11/encrypted-e-mai/

> a federal prosecution of alleged steroid dealers reveals the Canadian company turned over 12 CDs worth of e-mails from three Hushmail accounts, following a court order obtained through a mutual assistance treaty between the U.S. and Canada.

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