Lavabit Email shuts down.. doesn't want to spy on you for the US goverment

[thranx]

NiKKoM said:

thismeintiel said:
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so what are you going to do to stop this? send an angry email?  vote for a guy who will never be president? Vote for a party with no power? use EU email services?

Wouldn't make a difference. The NSA is monitoring any calls, texts, and internet traffic that comes into the US, even if it orignates elseware, or starts in the US and is destined for overseas. If it passes through the US the NSA can and will have companies (foriegn or not) decrypt it.  This is the only company I know of who has refused any request and shut down.