The Dark Mail Alliance is an organization dedicated to creating an email protocol and architecture with end-to-end encryption.[1]
In October 2013, Silent Circle and Lavabit announced a project to create a more secure alternative to email and began a fundraising effort.[2][3] The Dark Mail Alliance team originally consisted of Phil Zimmermann, Jon Callas, Mike Janke, and Ladar Levison. As of August 2023[update], the only original member of the team still listed on the Dark Mail Alliance website is Levison.[1]