Looking back one day, we may find that one of the great stories of the ‘Teens was the dawning recognition that a new kind of surveillance state was emerging, not just nationally, but globally. [1]
Even before Edward Snowden called a press conference using a Lavabit email address, the FBI was interested in the secure email service. Lavabit founder Ladar Levison tried to cater to the savvy consumer: providing private communication in a market where participants are increasingly aware of the government’s access to their data. However, Levison shuttered his email service in August, after receiving a
