Didn't see a thread about this, figured I'd post.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ladar/lavabits-dark-mail-initiativeAs of this writing there are 1337 backers (!!!) at USD$55,000. He's looking for almost $200k.
If you don't know what Lavabit is/was:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LavabitI think its important for a robust, open source, dark email platform to exist. This project wouldn't just benefit nervous tech geeks and privacy enthusiasts, but journalists, activists, and hopefully one day, everyday people.
(edit: considered putting this is Project Development or Off-topic, but i'm not so sure since it doesnt directly relate to bitcoin. Plus the main forum gets lots of eye traffic
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