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Email Service Snowden Reportedly Used Shuts Down

Rather than comply with government demands, apparently

Reason Staff | 8.8.2013 4:40 PM


Remember when word circulated that Edward Snowden was using Lavabit, an email service that purports to provide better privacy and security for users than popular web-based free services like Gmail? Lavabit's owner has shut down service, with a mysterious message posted on the lavabit.com home page today.

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