I think you are reading too much into the statement. It's likely to be a figure ...

smackay on Oct 3, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Lavabit founder Ladar Levison's promised big annou...

I think you are reading too much into the statement. It's likely to be a figure of speech so that regular folks i.e. not child pornographers, drug smugglers, terrorists or other ne'er do wells, can feel good about using the service.