We disagree, for whatever it&#x27;s worth. To me, his mistake was in attempting to provide government-proof email without taking the time to build the expertise required to do so.<p>The Internet is littered with broken attempts at providing government-resistant messaging systems. They&#x27;re a plague. There experts trying to deliver the same systems, but securely; they get drowned out because their UX isn&#x27;t as smooth as that of Lavabit&#x27;s --- which took full advantage of the UX benefits of <i>total insecurity</i> to get more users.