4 ms·
But they are not in a position to hand over communications received prior to the court order. That's the whole point of encrypting received e-mails.
by alextingle 13y ago
But they are not in a position to hand over communications received prior to the court order. That's the whole point of encrypting received e-mails.
- anologwintermut 13y agoThis is an important distinction, though not iron clad. Lavabit could in theory be ordered to retain records for x days in general. More importantly, though it's obvious to anyone who thinks about how "encrypted" mail works, many people(possibly including Lavabit's founder ... it appears he asserted to the fed's he couldn't give them envelope information) assumed encrypted meant nothing can be handed over ever, even with a court order.
- deleted 13y ago[deleted]