"Lavabit" news, interviews, and features

News about Lavabit

• US court rejects Lavabit appeal, cites improper procedural handling

  Questions around the government's legal right to encrypted communications must wait for the next case

• Lavaboom builds encrypted webmail service to resist snooping

  The service has started accepting registrations for its upcoming beta testing period

• Lavabit case highlights legal fuzziness around encryption rules

  Defunct secure email service Lavabit argued that the government court order for encrypted email was too sweeping

• Lavabit to have its day in federal appeals court

  The now defunct secure email service is standing up for the right to protect encrypted communications

• DOJ says Lavabit cannot prevent search warrants by 'locking its front gate'

  Email provider Lavabit shut down after having to give its encryption keys to the U.S. government

• Silent Circle, Lavabit unite for 'Dark Mail' encrypted email project

  Dark Mail will provide end-to-end encryption, including email metadata

Features about Lavabit

• Lavabit-DOJ dispute zeroes in on encryption key ownership

  Enterprises should own and manage all keys, but that's easier said than done