Merge pull request #482 from sevengali/patch-1

Fixed link discussing Lavabit
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forbid the recipient from talking about the request. This combination allows the government to <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/08/more_on_the_nsa.html">secretly force</a> companies to grant complete access to customer data and
transform the service into a tool of mass surveillance.</p>
<p>An example of this is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavabit#Suspension_and_gag_order">Lavabit</a> a discontinued secure email service created by Ladar Levison. The FBI <a href="http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/lavabit-founder-ladar-levison-discusses-his-federal-battle-for-privacy">requested</a> Snowdens records after finding out that he used the service. Since Lavabit did not keep logs and email content was stored encrypted, the FBI served a subpoena (with a gag order) for the services SSL keys. Having the SSL keys would allow them to access
<p>An example of this is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavabit#Suspension_and_gag_order">Lavabit</a> a discontinued secure email service created by Ladar Levison. The FBI <a href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/nzz888/lavabit-founder-ladar-levison-discusses-his-federal-battle-for-privacy">requested</a> Snowdens records after finding out that he used the service. Since Lavabit did not keep logs and email content was stored encrypted, the FBI served a subpoena (with a gag order) for the services SSL keys. Having the SSL keys would allow them to access
communications (both metadata and unencrypted content) in real time for all of Lavabits customers, not just Snowden's.</p>
<p>Ultimately, Levison turned over the SSL keys and <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/20/why-did-lavabit-shut-down-snowden-email">shut down</a> the service at the same time. The US government then <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/100962389">threatened Levison with arrest</a>,