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This is in no way Schadenfreude, but it does provide an opportunity for countries with more transparency, or less appetite for strong-arming their people.
I don't see how SC's action belongs in the same sentence as what Lavabit was forced to do.
Reminds me of when they took Megaupload down. There was a domino effect where a lot of torrent and file sharing sites decided to pack their things and go home. First the file sharers, then the secure emails. I wonder who's going to be next? The reddits? The HNs?
I think it's just going to lead to decentralization. More, smaller fish.
" Mike Janke, Silent Circle’s chief executive, said in a telephone interview late Thursday that his company had destroyed its server. “Gone. Can’t get it back. Nobody can,” he said. “We thought it was better to take flak from customers than be forced to turn it over.” That guy has brass balls. It may very well be that this will be interpreted as obstruction of justice, there is a specific element in there about destr…
Edit - yes that looks to be the case. From their blog: We see the writing the wall, and we have decided that it is best for us to shut down Silent Mail now. We have not received subpoenas, warrants, security letters, or anything else by any government, and this is why we are acting now.
" Mike Janke, Silent Circle’s chief executive, said in a telephone interview late Thursday that his company had destroyed its server. “Gone. Can’t get it back. Nobody can,” he said. “We thought it was better to take flak from customers than be forced to turn it over.” That guy has brass balls. It may very well be that this will be interpreted as obstruction of justice, there is a specific element in there about destr…
Here is a great guide for anyone interested: https://www.exratione.com/2012/05/a-mailserver-on-ubuntu-120...
I set mine up on CentOS 5 using this guide. I would recommend you also look at DKIM signing and SPF records to improve deliverability! :)
" Mike Janke, Silent Circle’s chief executive, said in a telephone interview late Thursday that his company had destroyed its server. “Gone. Can’t get it back. Nobody can,” he said. “We thought it was better to take flak from customers than be forced to turn it over.” That guy has brass balls. It may very well be that this will be interpreted as obstruction of justice, there is a specific element in there about destr…
It's a victory of NSA-US govt. over the efforts of EFF and similar organizations. We must continue this fight to safeguard our future. Here are two free and secure email providers who keep themselves up only by donations: 1. https://openmailbox.org 2. https://autistici.org
This is why I setup my own email server... Here is a great guide for anyone interested: https://www.exratione.com/2012/05/a-mailserver-on-ubuntu-120... I set mine up on CentOS 5 using this guide. I would recommend you also look at DKIM signing and SPF records to improve deliverability! :)