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In reply to the discussion: Owner of Snowden’s Email Service on Why He Closed Lavabit Rather Than Comply With Gov’t [View all]dkf
(37,305 posts)3. Amy Goodman has the BEST interviews. I had no idea what a great resource she was prior...
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Owner of Snowden’s Email Service on Why He Closed Lavabit Rather Than Comply With Gov’t [View all]
Catherina
Aug 2013
OP
Former Internet Provider Gagged by National Security Letter Recounts How He Was Silenced For 6 Years
Catherina
Aug 2013
#1
That jarred me too. Unbelievable. He estimates this fight will take him 10 years of his life
Catherina
Aug 2013
#9
Amy Goodman has the BEST interviews. I had no idea what a great resource she was prior...
dkf
Aug 2013
#3
PS: I expect that an attempt will be made to outlaw what Mr. Levison just did. nt
bemildred
Aug 2013
#7
+1. I read he's not out of the woods. He can still be charged with obstruction of justice
Catherina
Aug 2013
#11
We are an authoritarian state, not totalitarian, not a dictatorship, a "managed democracy".
bemildred
Aug 2013
#19
There are already laws on the books that require businesses to retain business records for varying
Purveyor
Aug 2013
#27
I'm not sure how record retention policies apply to a email service provider. I'm been out of
Purveyor
Aug 2013
#33
Me either, but I think these questions are now being forced into the discussion.
bemildred
Aug 2013
#35
LADAR LEVISON: I think you should assume any communication that is electronic is being monitored.
PowerToThePeople
Aug 2013
#6
OK, someone get the apologists who can explain how we aren't really spying on the American People.
Savannahmann
Aug 2013
#25
Why can't we do security the way we used to? I still don't see the need for this
Waiting For Everyman
Aug 2013
#37
This is really chilling. Very hard to recognize this as America at this stage.
BlueStreak
Aug 2013
#43