Ladar Levison

Email Services Defy Government Orders, Close Doors in Response to Spying

At least one tech-focused company is pushing back on U.S. surveillance programs. Lavabit, a Dallas-based email service, shut down its site as way to avoid handing over user data to the government. In a letter posted on the Lavabit site, owner and operator Ladar Levison said, “I have been forced to make a difficult decision: […]