Lavaboom Replaces Lavabit to Offer Truly Secure Email
Bitcoin users care a lot about privacy, particularly financial privacy. While the anonymity that Bitcoin offers can be used for illegal activities, everyone has a right to privacy, a right that has been flagrantly violated by the U. S. National Security Agency (NSA), Britain's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), and others. Email is one of the number one forms of communication on the Internet. However, many government intelligence agencies are known to intercept emails, and secure services like Lavabit have been forced to shut down. Fortunately, a new Germany-based service....
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Lavabit and Silent Circle have both closed down their encrypted email services amid suggestions the US government was demanding the companies sacrifice their customers' privacy. The Lavabit site now features only a statement from its owner and operator Ladar Levison, which begins: "I have been forced to make a difficult decision: to become complicit in crimes against the American people or walk away from nearly ten years of hard work by shutting down Lavabit. After significant soul searching, I have decided to suspend operations. I wish that I could legally share with you the events that....
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ProtonMail offers free, end-to-end encrypted email. Bitcoin users are no strangers to cryptography. After all, Bitcoin wouldn't even exist without it, since cryptography prevents double spending and allows the network to verify ownership of coins. Of course, the primary purpose of cryptography has always been secret communication, and a new service called ProtonMail is offering exactly that. ProtonMail is an email service offering full end-to-end encryption. The service is currently free, and the company plans to offer premium accounts that'll accept bitcoin payments in the near future. I....