Media Mentions

Stories about Lavabit and our journey to provide secure email for everyone.

videos
Meet the Drapers

The Pitch

Meet the Drapers
Lavabit Investment Promo

What makes us different

Investor Promo
freethink video

the unhackable email service

Freethink
nanog video

What happened

NANOG Interview
techcrunch video

lavabit founder on snowden and dark mail's release

Techcrunch
nytimes video

founder of lavabit, secure email service, talks snowden and fbi

New York Times
reasontv video

ladar levison on snowden and why he shut down

ReasonTV
youngturks video

'if you knew what I know about email, you might not use it'

The Young Turks
rt video

'truly secure email is impossible in us' - lavabit owner

RT
articles
darkwebnews

snowden's favorite email provider, lavabit, relaunches
january 31, 2017
inquirer

lavabit: edward snowden's preferred email service is coming back

january 23, 2017
theregister

go dark with the flow: lavabit lives again
january 23, 2017
zdnet

lavabit relaunches secure email service, encrypted mail goes open-source

january 23, 2017
pcworld

secure email service lavabit, a snowden favorite, returns
january 23, 2017
theverge

secure email service lavabit relaunches, citing need for security in 'post-snowden world'

january 23, 2017
digitaltrends

ultra private email provider lavabit is back online
january 22, 2017
engadget

snowden's preferred email provider, lavabit, has been resurrected
january 21, 2017
theintercept

encrypted email service once used by edward snowden relaunches
january 20, 2017
harpers

years before apple refused to grant the fbi the ability to bypass the iphone's lock screen...

april 20, 2016
arstechnica

lavabit founder wants to make "dark" email secure by default
january 5, 2015
zdnet

'dark mail' debut will open door for lavabit's return, says ladar levison

november 2, 2015
theatlantic

how snowden's email provider plans to build an nsa-proof communications tool

november 5, 2014
popularmechanics

why we should encrypt everyone's email

september 2, 2014
tomsguide

dime, formerly darkmail, promises secure email

august 10, 2014
money.cnn

dark mail: email that hides from the nsa

august 7, 2014
time

hackers unveil their plan to change email forever

august 9, 2014
wired

a convicted hacker and an internet icon join forces to thwart nsa spying

july 18, 2014
cbc

lavabit founder fought 9-month legal battle with fbi

may 29, 2014
techcrunch

lavabit's ladar levison discusses privacy and dark mail at sxsw 2014

march 13, 2014
mediapost

dark mail aims to encrypt emails from the ground up

january 1, 2014
theguardian

email is broken - but dark mail alliance is aiming to fix it

december 31, 2013
newyorker

the daunting challenge of secure email

november 8, 2013
motherboard.vice

lavabit's creator is planning an nsa-proof email even your grandma can use

november 7, 2013
dmagazine

the real story of lavabit's founder

november 13, 2013
fastcompany

private "dark mail" email born to counter nsa

october 31, 2013
pcworld

silent circle, lavabit unite for 'dark mail' encrypted email project

october 30, 2013
forbes

lavabit and silent circle join forces to make all email surveillance proof

october 30, 2013
gizmodo

the darkmail alliance wants to reinvent email as we know it

october 30, 2013
slate

meet the "dark mail alliance" planning to keep the nsa out of your inbox

october 30, 2013
wsj

darkmail pushes privacy

october 30, 2013
theguardian

darkmail opens: new email encryption standard aims to keep government agencies out

october 30, 2013
mashable

email providers build service to protect your inbox from the nsa
october 20, 2013
theverge

Embattled snowden email provider returns with new darkmail encryption service

October 20, 2013
forbes

Lavabits ladar levison 'if you knew what i know about email, you might not use it'

August 9, 2013
mashable

2 encrypted email services shut down to avoid nsa snooping

august 9, 2013
press releases
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Lavabit launches new site, solutions for consumers and business

July 4, 2017
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Lavabit announces the relaunch of encrypted email services on Inauguration Day

January 20, 2017
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Gag Order on Lavabit's Ladar Levison Lifted After Three-Year Battle

June 24, 2016
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Lavabit Files Court Brief Supporting Apple

June 20, 2016
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Lavabit Files Court Brief Supporting Apple

March 5, 2016

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