It's official: Lavabit fell on its sword protecting Edward Snowden
Found on The Inquirer on Sunday, 20 March 2016
Even though a gagging order has prevented Ladar Levison who owned Lavabit, or any of his team from spilling, it now appears that the Feds have done it themselves.
His stance cost him dearly, with by his own estimates 410,000 registered users with many paying for encrypted storage, and denying him his main source of income. Levison wanted to be able to explain what happened.
Should Levison decide to restart his business in a more friendly country, his stance could quickly bring him a lot of customers, old and new.