- The Verge, Wednesday, November 13, 2013 5:13 PM
The FBI is seeking a $10,000 fine from Ladar Levison, the owner of the email encryption service Lavabit, which was reportedly used by whistleblower Edward Snowden. The fine, a total of $5,000 a day
for each day that he refused to aid the FBI and install monitors on his servers. Without his help, the FBI could not access any of the data on his servers. Levison waited two days before he
handed over the keys, then shut down his business. He is currently appealing the fine.
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