Lavabit is operating under the US law and Ladar's fight is with the US government. The focus on American people and US constitution is a single viable path to c

Lavabit is operating under the US law and Ladar's fight is with the US government. The focus on American people and US constitution is a single viable path to constructively battle the unlawful demands. If it is ruled that Lavabit can not be extorted for private data of its users, it's a win for any user out there. On a side note, I feel saddened that this event does not attract more attention. More so, you happen to see people scrutinize Lavabit and pick on various details of this case. But think about it. Lavabit is, to my knowledge, the only company that took an open stand for its users and went so far as to shut down its service to protect users private data. Somehow, it's not exciting enough for many. Instead, the recent news of the "Google Ad Designer" got almost 1k points and spent more than a day on the front page. Same company who sold its users quietly, without a single word. Who could have also taken a stand and even shut down GMail, if they had enough guts and moral integrity. Imagine the social impact of this move. It could have very well turn the tide. Yet, the only action they took is one press release to deny any allegations and one motion to allow for full FISA orders statistics be published. A minor, but very laud public stunt. It seems like the greatest fear of Snowden is coming to live. People forget and move on. Those who fight for our rights become outcasts. Those who exploit them become our heroes.