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Re:Lavabit needs your help to fight for the right to keep em... by danielweber on Monday September 30, 2013 @10:41AM (#6469854)
There's no part of "constitutional protection and human rights" that forbade them from refunding customers' money for a service the customers paid for that they then stopped offering.

(NB: I have no idea if they did/did not refund any money; I'm taking it as a given for this comment but I'm completely relying on the comment chain for the unverified story.)

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Re:Lavabit needs your help to fight for the right to keep em... by smtddr on Monday September 30, 2013 @10:57AM (#6469937)
In lieu of what's going on, I think anyone expecting their money back should re-examine priorities. Clearly Lavabit needs the money for a cause that, frankly, trumps anyone's concerns about getting their money back. I completely support them taking any cash that's available, risking the anger of the people who would dare to be upset about it. In short, I think making the OP upset is a negligible problem compared to the USgov to getting their way.
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