Silent Circle , an email provider which guarantees end - to - stop secure e-mail , has announced that it ’s going the same way asEdward Snowden ’s beloved Lavabitand shuttering over concerns of international pressures .
https://gizmodo.com/somebody-read-government-goons-shut-down-edward-snow-1070103469
In a web log post , Silent Circle ’s CTO Jon Callas explained that the move is a result of * cough * outside * coughing * press that prompt Lavabit to shut up shop . He also suggests that the unsafe nature of email protocols is a problem , too , but realistically this boil down to pre - emptively fend off hassle from the bureau . Indeed , Silent Circle saysit had n’t received any “ subpoena ad testificandum , warrants , security letter , or anything else . ” Yet .
But speak to TechCrunch , Silent Circle ’s chief operating officer Michael Janke admitted that some of its high - visibility user would in all likelihood have authority sniffing around soon . In the meantime , Silent Circle ’s speech sound , video recording and text encoding systems are still up and bunk .
For ourcomplete ongoing coverageof Edward Snowden and the NSA , head here .
https://gizmodo.com/nsa-surveillance-scandal-feds-shut-down-snowdens-secu-511588927
[ Silent CircleviaTechCrunch ]
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