Is Lavabit still available?
When Edward Snowden leaked details of the NSA's mass surveillance program PRISM in 2013, he had been using a secure email service called Lavabit. Later that summer, the service shut down after the government ordered its owner to turn over the site's encryption keys. Now, four years later, Lavabit is relaunching.
What email does Snowden use?
Connection to Edward Snowden
Lavabit received media attention in July 2013 when it was revealed that Edward Snowden was using the Lavabit email address [email protected] to invite human rights lawyers and activists to a press conference during his confinement at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow.
Is Lavabit free?
Lavabit launched in 2004 as a free, secure and privacy-conscious email service. It was suspended in 2013 and then reopened in 2017, but is currently only available as a paid service.
Is Lavabit secure?
Developed by Lavabit, the Dark Internet Mail Environment is a secure, open-source, secure end-to-end communications platform for asynchronous messaging across the internet. Radically different from any other encrypted platform, DIME solves security problems others neglect.
What email service does Edward Snowden use?
How do you use a Lavabit?
Gmail Tutorial
- Enter your Lavabit email address and tap Next.
- Enter your Lavabit password and tap Next.
- On the Incoming Mail Settings step, enter your Lavabit email address in the Username field, your Lavabit password in the Password field, and choose either the POP or IMAP server to enter in the Server field.