About a year ago (16/04/2014) we announced the closure of the encrypted email service Lavabit, and the announcement of a new one, the Lavaboom.
You may remember the adventure of the service Lavabit. If you are not one of those who withhold facts, then let us remind you that the said company closed under the pressure of the NSA to deliver the encryption keys.
For the story, Lavabit, was a secure e-mail service that was supposed to be used by Edward Snowden. After her closing there were publications that wanted her collaboration with her Silent Circle, to create a new secure e-mail service.
Η Lavaboom encrypts user data on the client side and sends pre-encrypted emailschoice.
The development of Lavaboom began with 2013 and the tests started in April 2014.
During the testing, the developers found that something went wrong with encryption and so they wrote the whole Lavaboom code from scratch.
The good news is that Lavaboom's official Beta testing has begun and that the company seems to have begun to distribute new emails with invitations.
We write this article to introduce you to the new service, since we may be considered by the lucky ones who received one of the company's first invitations.
For the reason the truth from today you can contact us also from giorgos@lavaboom.com.
But let's see what the new service offers.
First of all it is a new company that has like base Germany and as stated aims to provide a secure e-mail service. Unlike Lavabit, which was a paid service, the Lavabom offers a free 1GB mailbox (currently) protected by draconian security measures.
The service is still in beta, which means that in the future we may see things changing, such as providing extra storage for those who want it, for a paid fee of course.
In the following pictures you can see what the company offers in the free basic plan (beta)
