The burden of Telecommunications data retention laws and subpoenas

Lavabit.com (an email service provider like Gmail/Hotmail, but with better privacy features) abruptly shut down this week, possibly due to complications from a subpoena, e.g. “National Security Letter” (NSL). This brings some concerns for email service providers everywhere, uncertainty for the users of email services likewise. Guerrilla Mail doesn’t store any email for more than…

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