Re:Lavabit abruptly shuts down
by kbenson on Friday August 09, 2013 @10:50AM
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Depending on how bad the government wants the data, that's essentially just charging a high premium to get all the data instead of a specific user's data.
If the purchasing party is less scrupulous, you've thwarted nothing. In extreme cases (or for smaller companies), the purchaser could even be a government front.
Re:Lavabit abruptly shuts down
by rdl on Sunday August 11, 2013 @04:34AM
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I'm pretty sure there are known entities offshore you could sell to who are unlikely to be government fronts. Imagine selling to someone Wikileaks affiliated...
If the purchasing party is less scrupulous, you've thwarted nothing. In extreme cases (or for smaller companies), the purchaser could even be a government front.