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		moutarde on Aug 9, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Lavabit abruptly shuts down The same server(s) also control the JavaScript code run by the client/browser. They could serve special code (to any one the government wanted to spy on) that returned their password to the server.

rorrr2 on Aug 9, 2013 [–]

That's exactly why LavaBit shut down, looks like they were forced to do that.

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