The unfortunate side effect of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s email provider Lavabit pulling the plug rather than complying with the feds is that a bunch of terribly unlucky Lavabit users are now left without an email account. It’s not every day you expect your email service to go all harakiri on itself because the government is sticking its nose everywhere Snowden has ever sat down.
https://gizmodo.com/somebody-read-government-goons-shut-down-edward-snow-1070103469
A bunch of Lavabit users took to Twitter and Facebook to voice their displeasure because that’s what people do when something shitty happens. And sure, there are bigger things at play here than losing your email account (like the government’s manhunt for Snowden) but it’s not exactly a good thing when your email disappears without warning. I know I’d be more than slightly annoyed. Especially if I used Lavabit because I thought it was going to always be secure.
So here are a few of the unlucky folks, maybe we can help them figure out which email service—one that will preferably stay up—to move to next? Maybe they’ll eventually get to migrate nicely?
Damnit! Just lost my lavabit email accounts. Anyone know of a comparable email service? #victim #snowden #lavabit
— paulbr (@paulbr) August 8, 2013
https://twitter.com/embed/status/365610422243561474
https://twitter.com/embed/status/365604041956409344
https://twitter.com/embed/status/365598955150639104
Need to rethink my email migration strategy now, as lavabit's been shut down : http://t.co/EkO8hQysZu I even paid… Feels like #1984
— Cowtown Resident (@hridaybala) August 8, 2013
https://twitter.com/embed/status/365587584421867522
It was the greatest email service: https://t.co/huSabEb7zX It was my main account and loved it. #lavabit lavabit #Obama #email
— Neptune78 (@OhmsLaw78) August 8, 2013
I'm giving the Federal Govn't a big FUCK YOU ASSHOLES for forcing Ladar to shut down lavabit. Now I can't access my lavabit email account.
— achorripsis (@achorripsis) August 8, 2013
https://twitter.com/embed/status/365569009439088640
https://twitter.com/embed/status/365563027891814402
https://twitter.com/embed/status/365548814498660353
https://twitter.com/embed/status/365540369095593984
Dang it! I found a bunch of projects tied to my #Lavabit account. I'll have to re-purchase the set from ICloudCenter… Over $400 trashed.:(
— The Real Fangster (@RealFangster) August 9, 2013
https://twitter.com/embed/status/365637151569887232
Also got bit in the ass by some data loss today with #Lavabit shutting down. Will be backing up my data more frequently going forward.
— Ryan (@ryanb) August 9, 2013
