Can Lavabit be suspended again?
<p>From <a href="https://lavabit.com/about.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the about page</a>:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>In 2013, we suspended service to protect our global customers when the
  U.S. government ordered us to release our Transport Layer Security
  private keys. To protect your digital privacy and freedom, we said no.</p>
  
  <p>In 2014, we began development of the Dark Internet Mail Environment
  —DIME—a revolutionary end-to-end encrypted global standard...</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Do they imply that 2013 can't happen again? Are there less risks now (regarding government orders)?</p>

<p>They make no representations about the law or the efficacy of any encryption scheme. The current law authorizing forced-disclosure, <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2703" rel="nofollow noreferrer">18 USC 2703</a>, has been <a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-114publ328/html/PLAW-114publ328.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">amended</a>, but it is not clear what effect the amendment has on your issue (it is unlikely that Congress eliminated that option). <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/LavabitCourtDocuments.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Here</a> is the original court order: there is nothing specific to the technology. Whether or not a technology makes it impossible to comply with an order is not a legal question, so you;d have to ask elsewhere about the effectiveness of this change.</p>

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