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In re: Under Seal
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April 16, 2014
4th Circ. Backs Lavabit Contempt In Encryption Key Fight
The Fourth Circuit on Wednesday upheld a decision to sanction secure email provider Lavabit LLC for blocking the government from obtaining a private encryption key to access data believed to belong to Edward Snowden, ruling that the company hadn't properly contested the order to produce the key.
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November 25, 2013
Gov't Request For Lavabit Key Too Broad, 4th Circ. Told
Lavabit LLC on Friday pushed the Fourth Circuit to reject the government's argument that the secure email provider has an obligation to turn over its private encryption key, saying such a holding would unlawfully transform companies into "junior surveillance adjuncts."
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November 14, 2013
Lavabit Must Hand Over Encryption Key, 4th Circ. Told
The U.S. Department of Justice shot back at a secure email provider's attempt to block the government from obtaining a private encryption key to access data believed to belong to Edward Snowden, telling the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday that companies have the obligation to "unlock the front door."
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October 25, 2013
Contempt Ruling Threatens Internet Privacy, EFF Says
A court order enabling the federal government to obtain the private encryption key for a secure email provider tied to whistleblower Edward Snowden violated the Fourth Amendment and could put the security of the Internet as a whole at risk, the Electronic Frontier Foundation argued in a Thursday court filing with the Fourth Circuit.
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October 03, 2013
Docs Reveal Feds' Fight With Email Encryption Service
A secure email provider that vaulted to fame for its role in the Edward Snowden government spying revelations is asking the Fourth Circuit to block federal prosecutors from penetrating its encryption service as part of an ongoing criminal probe, according to a cache of documents unsealed Wednesday.