Lavabit launches a kickstarter campaign

[samurai1200]

Didn't see a thread about this, figured I'd post.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ladar/lavabits-dark-mail-initiative

As 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/Lavabit

I 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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[Sustainable]

Yeah I don't think I'll be contributing lmao.

[og kush420]

me neither... they tried to give us gov. snowdens email

"Levison was evidently willing to comply with the original order, and modify his code to intercept the metadata on one user. But the government was no longer interested." http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/10/lavabit_unsealed


not sure why anyone would trust them. they clearly didn't care about user security, they just knew that if they handed over the ssl that when the users learned about it, they would all leave. so they didnt really give up anything, their business would have been done regardless. it wasnt out of morality and ethics that they refused to give over the ssl, it was good for them financially. it left the field open to come back and do shit like this even though they were willing to give over snowdens account.

[samurai1200]

me neither... they tried to give us gov. snowdens email

Dang, hadn't read about that. I stand corrected.

But... open source tho?

[BadAss.Sx]

Gonna use that protocol though asap when it comes out

[Moebius327]

me neither... they tried to give us gov. snowdens email

"Levison was evidently willing to comply with the original order, and modify his code to intercept the metadata on one user. But the government was no longer interested." http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/10/lavabit_unsealed


not sure why anyone would trust them. they clearly didn't care about user security, they just knew that if they handed over the ssl that when the users learned about it, they would all leave. so they didnt really give up anything, their business would have been done regardless. it wasnt out of morality and ethics that they refused to give over the ssl, it was good for them financially. it left the field open to come back and do shit like this even though they were willing to give over snowdens account.

"Levison handed over the SSL keys as an 11-page printout in 4-point type which the government called "illegible".

"To make use of these keys, the FBI would have to manually input all 2,560 characters, and one incorrect keystroke in this laborious process would render the FBI collection system incapable of collecting decrypted data," prosecutors said.

The court ordered Levison to be fined $5,000 a day beginning 6 August until he handed over electronic copies of the keys. Two days later Levison handed over the keys hours after he shuttered Lavabit."

[herzmeister]

bump, runs out in 30 hours, they still need some.