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Re:Lavabit abruptly shuts down by ptwiggens on Thursday August 08, 2013 @05:32PM (#6182087)
NSL's come with a gag order. There wouldn't have been any backlash as no one would have known about it.

He shut it down because that was the only way to legally prevent the government from spying on his users.

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Re:Lavabit abruptly shuts down by 001sky on Thursday August 08, 2013 @06:11PM (#6182316)
Good point. While controversial, this is exactly why, too. (Fed's don't want to tip their hand).
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Re:Lavabit abruptly shuts down by jaekwon on Friday August 09, 2013 @02:39AM (#6184077)
Haven't NSL gag orders been found unconstitutional?

http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/privacy/309277-judge-says-fbi...

I wonder why he didn't challenge it.

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Re:Lavabit abruptly shuts down by kaonashi on Friday August 09, 2013 @04:54AM (#6184458)
Because challenging it from a solitary confinement cell might not sound that appealing.
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Re:Lavabit abruptly shuts down by toyg on Friday August 09, 2013 @01:49AM (#6183957)
Somebody running a service like Lavabit woild be a very motivated individual, civil disobedience was a real risk.
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