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[Discuss] Lavabit Email Shutdown

Subject: [Discuss] Lavabit Email Shutdown
From: kentborg at borg.org (Kent Borg)
Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2013 09:07:31 -0400
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References: <CAMyWsyMj6SUqCQYnakjufLsRAdjKbSvLdt0KoUq25RZddyVOKQ@mail.gmail.com> <5204E85D.5050708@gmail.com>

Ladar Levison and Lavabit probably concluded that an insecure e-mail is 
worse than no e-mail service.

In this case, where the e-mail service was apparently advertised as 
being secure (I don't know the details), I agree and admire Lavabit's 
integrity and guts.

Security should not fail silently.  Lavabit refused to fail silently.  
Bravo.

-kb

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