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So why doesn't he share with everyone? If he's willing to shut down his service in the spirit of security, why not expose details in the spirit of transparency?
by mvkel 13y ago
So why doesn't he share with everyone? If he's willing to shut down his service in the spirit of security, why not expose details in the spirit of transparency?
I can't imagine all of it would be subject to a lawsuit.
- ukandy 13y agoI guessing he doesn't really want the hassle that would involve. Fair play to the guy.
- kintamanimatt 13y agoI'd imagine that it's because under the current law he's gagged. Disclosing an NSL to the public (i.e. anyone that's not his lawyer or a judge) is something that will send him to jail. Rather than go to jail (where less useful and free), he's using his standing to try to have a legal precedent set that being gagged by an NSL is unconstitutional. Hence him asking for help with legal costs.
- alan_cx 13y agoWell, presumably because he doesn't want to end up in jail or Russia. I very appreciate his actions, what he has felt able to say publicly and his dilemma in general. Part of me wants to call him a coward, but I can not say I would do better. I can't criticize. What this does show is how brave and "heroic" people like Snowden, Bradley, and the like really are. What would be interesting is to see if he tries to get his story heard via routes acceptable to government, and if so, what happens.
- icambron 13y agoRight. Snowden's path was a brave one, but that kind of martyrdom can't reasonably be expected of anyone.
- jafaku 13y ago> I can't imagine all of it would be subject to a lawsuit. Where have you been all this time? Have you not read the news recently? Basically every US IT company is being NDA'd and backdoored/taped. Lavabit is the first one in choosing a different option: closing the business.