NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden famously used an encrypted email account to communicate privately with Glenn Greenwald and other reporters. Shortly after it was revealed that Snowden used Lavabit, the U.S. government pressured them to close down after ten years of service. Lavabit’s owner, Ladar Levison, received a court order to turn over all users’ private email … Continue reading Criminalizing Privacy? U.S. Government Forces Snowden’s Encrypted Email Service to Shut Down