CIO reports on now-defunct e-mail encryption service Lavabit founder Ladar Levison’s fight against contempt-of-court orders. The case involves Levison’s refusal to hand over data on a particular user—rumored to be Edward Snowden—when the government came knocking for it; specifically, they wanted Levison’s SSL keys—which unencrypt encrypted data. Three judges for the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Virginia are hearing the case, one of whom criticized the FBI agents involved in the case for not working with Lavabit to overcome the technical obstacles that delayed Levison’s eventual compliance. The government does not plan to prosecute Levison for obstruction of justice for shutting down Lavabit, the report states. Editor’s Note: The Privacy Advisor spoke with Levison recently on the day the FBI Came Knocking.
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