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Dr. Strange

(26,058 posts) Thu Aug 8, 2013, 04:33 PM Aug 2013

Edward Snowden’s Email Provider Shuts Down After Secret Court Battle [View all]

A nearly 10-year-old pro-privacy Texas e-mail service long used by NSA leaker Edward Snowden abruptly shut down today, alluding to a secret U.S. court battle that it’s been fighting for six weeks, and has so far lost.

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/08/lavabit-snowden/

I've seen some people here mention that they use Lavabit. Well, not anymore.

http://lavabit.com/

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Edward Snowden’s Email Provider Shuts Down After Secret Court Battle [View all] Dr. Strange Aug 2013 OP

There is no way to hide....if it is discovered...it can be hacked... VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #1

They knew how to get the chalice of the Palace Rex Aug 2013 #2

And people who use backup services like carbonite think their files are 'secure', too! Purveyor Aug 2013 #3

The Internet is a giant party line VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #5

What's my phone number? usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #8

that would be your IP address dude VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #11

Now you are talking nonesense. usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #13

No....and I suggest you educate yourself.. VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #15

zzzZZZzzz usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #17

That is simply not true. usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #7

there IS physically no privacy on the Internet...seriously dude.. VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #9

That is a lie. We don't have privacy because we have PIRACY usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #12

No its not a lie....the internet IS not and has never been private... VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #14

YES IT IS. If ANY HACKER could get my private information NO ONE would be doing business online usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #16

Oh you are an "expert" VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #18

That's right usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #19

"to become complicit in crimes against the American people or walk away from nearly ten years"... Purveyor Aug 2013 #4

they got Levison grasswire Aug 2013 #6

the realization that his false sense of privacy was just an illusion perhaps? VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #10

It sucks. moondust Aug 2013 #20