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has the link to the correct paypal donation page. On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 4:31 PM, David Johnson <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > https://lavabit.com/<https://mail.aljazeera.net/owa/redir.aspx?C=C-JjrgIYEEuVtop4L5ekkprZkHoJaNAI1emSTsdeFmPgXa3gmIunVE-6BLYJ-qLs7Uy3YNIHo0k.&URL=https%3a%2f%2flavabit.com%2f> > > My Fellow Users, > 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 led to my decision. I cannot. I feel you deserve to > know what’s going on--the first amendment is supposed to guarantee me the > freedom to speak out in situations like this. Unfortunately, Congress has > passed laws that say otherwise. As things currently stand, I cannot share > my experiences over the last six weeks, even though I have twice made the > appropriate requests. > What’s going to happen now? We’ve already started preparing the paperwork > needed to continue to fight for the Constitution in the Fourth Circuit > Court of Appeals. A favorable decision would allow me resurrect Lavabit as > an American company. > This experience has taught me one very important lesson: without > congressional action or a strong judicial precedent, I would _strongly_ > recommend against anyone trusting their private data to a company with > physical ties to the United States. > Sincerely, > Ladar Levison > Owner and Operator, Lavabit LLC > Defending the constitution is expensive! Help us by donating to the > Lavabit Legal Defense Fund > here<https://mail.aljazeera.net/owa/redir.aspx?C=C-JjrgIYEEuVtop4L5ekkprZkHoJaNAI1emSTsdeFmPgXa3gmIunVE-6BLYJ-qLs7Uy3YNIHo0k.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fwww.paypal.com%2fcgi-bin%2fwebscr%3fcmd%3d_s-xclick%26hosted_button_id%3d7BCR4A5W9PNN4> > . > > > -- > Liberationtech list is public and archives are searchable on Google. Too > many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing > moderator at [email protected] or changing your settings at > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > -- Shava Nerad [email protected]
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