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August 21, 2013

Tech Website Groklaw Closes Down over Surveillance Fears 
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A website devoted to legal and technology news has announced it is
shutting down over fears of government surveillance. Groklaw becomes the
third site in less than two weeks to close, citing the same privacy
concerns. The secure email providers Lavabit — which is believed
to have been used by Edward Snowen — as well as Silent Circle,
stopped operating earlier this month. Both companies appear to have
refused requests to hand over customer data to the government. In a
statement, Groklaw cited the concerns raised by Lavabit owner Lavar
Levison, saying: "The owner of Lavabit tells us that he's stopped using
email and if we knew what he knew, we'd stop too. There is no way to do
Groklaw without email. Therein lies the conundrum ... ensuring privacy
online is impossible."

 

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