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So he hadn't deleted everything? I presumed he had not only shuttered the service, but also that he had deleted everything.

• robhu 13y ago
  Presumably the court might interpret that as equivalent to destroying the evidence they're seeking? Maybe if he destroyed everything apart from the one user account they claim they want access to?
• tedunangst 13y ago
  Destroying everything is kind of permanent. Even if he wins the court battle, he loses.
  • JshWright 13y ago
    I suspect he would have deleted everything if he could (when we shut down our mail service at Silent Circle, we deleted everything specifically because we still could). If he did it after this whole show got started, it would very likely have led to even more significant contempt (or even obstruction) charges. Destroying everything does indeed cause some pain, but it also sets a very definite upper bound on just how much pain is possible (especially for your customers).
• Qantourisc 13y ago
  They could also already have copies... making the point moot.