Lavabit encryption key ruling threatens Internet privacy, EFF argues

A court order forcing former NSA contractor Edward Snowden's email provider to turn over its master encryption key undermines a critical security feature used by major Internet services, the Electronic Frontier Foundation said Thursday. The EFF, a digital rights watchdog, filed a brief on Thursday in support of the email provider, Lavabit, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Lavabit founder Ladar Levison was found in contempt of court for resisting an order to turn over his comp...