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xiamiam

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45. you can see how unbelievably pissed he is at the entire mess

Tue Aug 13, 2013, 05:56 PM

Aug 2013

the transcript is good but the anger he exhibits is what we should all be feeling... for him and for us. He just forfeited ten years of his work and his company to protect the privacy of his customers..from the government no less. Stuck between a rock and a hard place no doubt...is this America or not? cant even tell his lawyer some things? wtf?

Its definitely not what this young man believed about the constitution before this fiasco. Its tough to watch his anger and you just know its justified. Young men and women who are caught in this illegal surveillance state and know its wrong and about to ruin lives will join the leaders of the charge to reign it in.. What do progressives, ron paul libertarians, conservatives, tea partiers, free the internet and young folks, scholars, socialists, medical professionals, and others have in common? We all hate the surveillance state which America has become.

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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

INFORMATIN THAT HE IS BARRED FROM SHARING EVEN WITH HIS ATTORNEY? Th1onein Aug 2013 #2

+1 gvstn Aug 2013 #4

That jarred me too. Unbelievable. He estimates this fight will take him 10 years of his life Catherina Aug 2013 #9

you haven't read much about CALEA have you? snooper2 Aug 2013 #12

Trying to blame Bill Clinton for this now? Th1onein Aug 2013 #44

It's all about 'national security' Rex Aug 2013 #15

These actions cannot be defended. woo me with science Aug 2013 #21

Agreed. That is some extraordinary bullshit there. Waiting For Everyman Aug 2013 #29

Holy Shit Aerows Aug 2013 #32

Amy Goodman has the BEST interviews. I had no idea what a great resource she was prior... dkf Aug 2013 #3

She's a national treasure. Worth the entire MSM put together n/t Catherina Aug 2013 #10

Mr. Levison is correct. bemildred Aug 2013 #5

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

Yep, something like that. bemildred Aug 2013 #13

How is this not a dictatorship if you have no rights and no recourse? dkf Aug 2013 #16

We are an authoritarian state, not totalitarian, not a dictatorship, a "managed democracy". bemildred Aug 2013 #19

you can see how unbelievably pissed he is at the entire mess xiamiam Aug 2013 #45

The attempt to outlaw what he did already exists dickthegrouch Aug 2013 #17

I agree. I expect more laws because this is show business, not law, bemildred Aug 2013 #22

big REC. PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #24

There are already laws on the books that require businesses to retain business records for varying Purveyor Aug 2013 #27

Right, but now your ISP can delete your emails as soon as you drop service. bemildred Aug 2013 #31

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

I take issue with *is* dickthegrouch Aug 2013 #18

what the definition of is is? PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #20

Always treat email as you would a postcard. SeattleVet Aug 2013 #28

More than email. ANY thing digitally transmitted. n/t PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #30

+2^12 Agony Aug 2013 #8

+2^24 n/t Aerows Aug 2013 #39

k&r Puzzledtraveller Aug 2013 #14

Publicity stunt to launch new email service. MjolnirTime Aug 2013 #23

Huh. So Amy Goodman is now a shill? Bwahahahaha! Pholus Aug 2013 #26

You are discussing physics with someone Aerows Aug 2013 #38

I know. I know. But actually I was just trying out the new signature line! :) Pholus Aug 2013 #40

Are you going to be the first to explain to me Aerows Aug 2013 #36

OK, someone get the apologists who can explain how we aren't really spying on the American People. Savannahmann Aug 2013 #25

I'm waiting for the apologists Aerows Aug 2013 #34

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

It was a really good powerpoint sales pitch I figure... Pholus Aug 2013 #41

You know, that is probably close to the truth of it. Waiting For Everyman Aug 2013 #42

This is really chilling. Very hard to recognize this as America at this stage. BlueStreak Aug 2013 #43

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Aug 2013 #46