Безопасен ли lavabit.com?

Lavabit und sein Eigentümer wurden von einem US-Gericht dazu gezwungen - unter anderem durch Strafzahlungen von 5000 Dollar pro Tag - den Hauptschlüssel für den Dienst herauszugeben. Nach zwei Tagen mußte Ladar Levinson, der Eigentümer von Lavabit aufgeben und schloß seinen Dienst, weil er nicht mehr sicher war. Dies wurde ihm von der US-Justiz nahezu als Verbrechen ausgelegt.

UPDATE: Site has been seized by US gov't -- DO NOT ENTER YOUR PASSWORD under any circumstances. [original comment] POP3 interface is buggy, resulting in duplicate downloads. I've encountered this in multiple mail clients. This is not problem I've seen with other providers. [Added 2011-11-12:] ...and now they've closed down their customer service page, after taking my money. Now I can't use my account at all, since I was relying on their ability to accept mail for a custom domain -- and that has to be set up through a support request.

This used to be very good site with maximum privacy level available. They really kept your data safe. Unfortunately, rogues from US government took them down. Hopefully one day they restore elsewhere. - I quote- This experience has taught me one very important lesson: without congressional action or a strong judicial precedent, I would _strongly_ recommend against anyone trusting their private data to a company with physical ties to the United States. Sincerely, Ladar Levison Owner and Operator, Lavabit LLC