[Discuss] Lavabit Email Shutdown

[dsr at randomstring.org (Dan Ritter)]

On Fri, Aug 09, 2013 at 09:07:31AM -0400, Kent Borg wrote:
> 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.

Alex Stamos' Def Con talk: The White Hat's Dilemma is worth
viewing here. Slides, not video.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UfOxCIIlcU-iRcUeA6p6fyEE4qUbSuFMqmSuWjRsL_4/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000


-dsr-