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In reply to the discussion: Lavabit founder: 'If You Knew What I Know About Email, You Might Not Use It' [View all]cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)3. The Character Assassins May Be Waiting For New Government Talking Points
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Lavabit founder: 'If You Knew What I Know About Email, You Might Not Use It' [View all]
wtmusic
Aug 2013
OP
"logic tests"? You mean like how NORAD "failed"? You mean like how Bush's brother
WinkyDink
Aug 2013
#111
When we got news in the office of a second plane hitting the WTC, my first reaction was,
valerief
Aug 2013
#46
Nope. I thought of it ages ago and have posted here a few times. It seems to fit. nt
valerief
Aug 2013
#130
someone on another thread with an ungodly amount of posts next to their name
roguevalley
Aug 2013
#92
Mine Was Oh Shit--The Bush Presidency Isn't Going To Be Joke Anymore---God Help Us
BlueManFan
Aug 2013
#91
It would be too much to ask. It's so sad that doing the right thing is against the law.
dkf
Aug 2013
#14
9 justices and an issue that crosses the left/right divide, pretty good I think.
NutmegYankee
Aug 2013
#105
This is the power of the NSA gag order, if you say anything you go to jail.
AppleBottom
Aug 2013
#39
On friday, Lavabit employees, including the owner may have honestly and earnestly believed that.
AtheistCrusader
Aug 2013
#87
"We trust them with financial, credit information. The government isn't interested in that stuff."
progressoid
Aug 2013
#47
We/you/me aren't the one that makes the judgement about whether you should be snooped on.
jtuck004
Aug 2013
#68
I'll continue to use the Gmail account I've had for 6+ years, worry free. eom
millennialmax
Aug 2013
#40
Poor guy the NSA gag order prevented him from telling his customers the whole truth.
AppleBottom
Aug 2013
#41
well, sure, then you won't mind giving me your email address and password, right?
NoMoreWarNow
Aug 2013
#107
Most troubling is Obama's support for this "totalitarian right-wing zealots wet dream"
wtmusic
Aug 2013
#117
The NSA doesn't spy on American citizens when they are in a foreign land.
Life Long Dem
Aug 2013
#82
And so it begins. The government knows where Snowden is. What more do they need to know?
JDPriestly
Aug 2013
#85
Sure is a funny thing how the founders erected the government to serve the people
nolabels
Aug 2013
#121
I don't want to insult you, but to think that one guy with a machine gun can outrun a drone
JDPriestly
Aug 2013
#135
The fact that I can’t talk about this is as big a problem as what they asked me to do. --says it ALL
Civilization2
Aug 2013
#106
I think we all know now, thanks to a courageous whistle blower and journalist
usGovOwesUs3Trillion
Aug 2013
#126