Neowin News Feed for: Lavabit

Tech firms back amendment to CCPA for even stronger protections

Paul Hill — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 16:34:01 +0000

Several technology companies have backed a new amendment to California's upcoming privacy laws. The amendment extends protections for end users; it was largely backed by privacy-first firms. Read more...

Federal authorities leak shows Lavabit target to be Edward Snowden

Jack Wilkinson — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 11:36:01 +0000

Federal authorities, who barred Lavabit founder Ladar Levison from ever releasing information on the Lavabit case, have mistakenly released the identity of the target themselves. Read more...

Lavabit founder: 'If you knew what I know about email, you might not use it'

Paul Ferson — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 19:14:46 +0000

Ladar Levison claims to have given up on email despite having previously been responsible for founding the anonymous email service Lavabit. He cites concerns with how email works in general. Read more...

Lavabit, Silent Circle close over governmental pressures

Paul Ferson — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 08:58:31 +0000

Two supposedly secure email services, Silent Email and Lavabit, closed within a matter of hours of each other, with concerns about government pressure over 'high-profile' users of the services. Read more...