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Would have been great with a bit more transparency on the chain of events. Most countries more developed than Zimbabwe would have provided that as a service to

Would have been great with a bit more transparency on the chain of events. Most countries more developed than Zimbabwe would have provided that as a service to its citizens.

thrownaway2424 13y ago
You mean by unsealing the court records, such as the unsealed court records which form the basis of this article?
- Numberwang 13y ago
  Why would court records be sealed at all, and why would there be any speculation about the chain of events if you were given the very basic information about a case? Throwaway accounts usually mean throwaway opinions. Do something more important with your life.
  - thrownaway2424 13y ago
    Warrants in cases under investigation are often sealed because if they weren't the targets would be immediately alerted by services like Lexis/Nexis that their names have popped up in a court record. (I will remember for the future that "throwaway" users have invalid opinions but "numberwang" is a source of erudition and, apparently, productivity.)
    - generj 13y ago
      Oh come on, it's clearly a reference to a rather funny joke: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJDu5D_IXbc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJDu5D_IXbc That said, I agree that throwaway users can have very valid opinions, and furthermore agree that warrants are frequently sealed. I do have a concern of perpetually sealed warrants, and worry that in this case the government would have preferred to seal the case forever. Also, the seal should never have prevented Lavabit from talking to Congressmen about general concerns regarding forced SSL key delivery. The documents make it clear the judge considered even mentioning the possibility of this occurrence would be a violation of the seal. This is absurd, because being forced to give up an SSL key for a popular service is unprecedented, and he absolutely should have been able to discretely contact his representatives.
  - jack-r-abbit 13y ago
    Real throwaway accounts usually are not active for 544 days with karma levels of 1100.

Would have been great with a bit more transparency on the chain of events. Most countries more developed than Zimbabwe would have provided that as a service to its citizens.

thrownaway2424 13y ago

You mean by unsealing the court records, such as the unsealed court records which form the basis of this article?

Numberwang 13y ago
Why would court records be sealed at all, and why would there be any speculation about the chain of events if you were given the very basic information about a case? Throwaway accounts usually mean throwaway opinions. Do something more important with your life.
- thrownaway2424 13y ago
  Warrants in cases under investigation are often sealed because if they weren't the targets would be immediately alerted by services like Lexis/Nexis that their names have popped up in a court record. (I will remember for the future that "throwaway" users have invalid opinions but "numberwang" is a source of erudition and, apparently, productivity.)
  - generj 13y ago
    Oh come on, it's clearly a reference to a rather funny joke: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJDu5D_IXbc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJDu5D_IXbc That said, I agree that throwaway users can have very valid opinions, and furthermore agree that warrants are frequently sealed. I do have a concern of perpetually sealed warrants, and worry that in this case the government would have preferred to seal the case forever. Also, the seal should never have prevented Lavabit from talking to Congressmen about general concerns regarding forced SSL key delivery. The documents make it clear the judge considered even mentioning the possibility of this occurrence would be a violation of the seal. This is absurd, because being forced to give up an SSL key for a popular service is unprecedented, and he absolutely should have been able to discretely contact his representatives.
- jack-r-abbit 13y ago
  Real throwaway accounts usually are not active for 544 days with karma levels of 1100.