What was that other choice? “Unfortunately, I can’t talk about that,” Levison said during today’s interview. “I would like to, believe me. I think that if the American people knew what our government was doing, they wouldn’t be allowed to do it anymore. My hope is that the media can uncover what’s going on without my assistance” and pressure Congress, he said. Together with Lavabit’s own efforts working through the court system, he hopes it can “put a cap on what the government is entitled to in terms of our private communications.”
Lavabit founder, under gag order, speaks out about shutdown decision | Ars Technica
Lavabits shuts down rather than do …. oh, but the Patriot Act means they can’t even tell us what the government was proposing to do…