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==Liberty Safe==
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|ReleaseYear=1988
|InProduction=Yes
|ArticleType=Product
|Category=Safes
|Logo=Liberty Safe logo.svg
|Website=https://www.libertysafe.com/
|Description=Online digital distributor mainly for games.
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Founded in 1988 by Jay Crosby in Payson, Utah, [https://www.libertysafe.com/ '''Liberty Safe'''] is an American manufacturer of gun safes, home safes, vault doors, and handgun vaults.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101204162112/http://www.libertysafe.com/images/downloads/history_of_liberty_safe_090619.pdf "History of Liberty Safe"] (PDF). Archived from [https://www.libertysafe.com/pages/our-history the original] on 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2011-02-03. ([[wikipedia:Liberty_Safe#References|Source found via Wikipedia references]]) </ref>  
Founded in 1988 by Jay Crosby in Payson, Utah, [https://www.libertysafe.com/ '''Liberty Safe'''] is an American manufacturer of gun safes, home safes, vault doors, and handgun vaults.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101204162112/http://www.libertysafe.com/images/downloads/history_of_liberty_safe_090619.pdf "History of Liberty Safe"] (PDF). Archived from [https://www.libertysafe.com/pages/our-history the original] on 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2011-02-03. ([[wikipedia:Liberty_Safe#References|Source found via Wikipedia references]]) </ref>  
==Controversy==
==Incidents==
===Providing Master Key To The FBI===
===Providing Master Key To The FBI===
On August 30th, 2023 Liberty Safe was contacted by the FBI, asking for a code to access an individual's safe. The FBI provided a warrant, however there was no mention of a subpoena. <ref> [https://x.com/libertysafeinc/status/1699245595867971969 Official statement] by Liberty Safe from their X (formerly Twitter) account. </ref> Liberty Safe provided the FBI with a 'Master Code' which allowed them to open the safe. When information of this became public, the firearms community voiced their criticisms, and one customer even cancelled their order. <ref> [https://www.scnr.com/article/liberty-safe-cites-company-protocol-on-decision-to-provide-fbi-with-access-code_f8620a4a4cc311ee9f19b07b25f8c291 Liberty safe cites company protocol on decision to provide FBI with access code.] </ref>
On August 30th, 2023 Liberty Safe was contacted by the FBI, asking for a code to access an individual's safe. The FBI provided a warrant, however there was no mention of a subpoena. <ref> [https://nitter.us.catsarch.com/libertysafeinc/status/1699245595867971969 Official statement] by Liberty Safe from their X (formerly Twitter) account. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20260321140146/https://nitter.us.catsarch.com/libertysafeinc/status/1699245595867971969 Archived])</ref> Liberty Safe provided the FBI with a 'Master Code' which allowed them to open the safe. When information of this became public, the firearms community voiced their criticisms, and one customer even cancelled their order. <ref> [https://www.scnr.com/article/liberty-safe-cites-company-protocol-on-decision-to-provide-fbi-with-access-code_f8620a4a4cc311ee9f19b07b25f8c291 Liberty safe cites company protocol on decision to provide FBI with access code.] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250814185357/https://www.scnr.com/article/liberty-safe-cites-company-protocol-on-decision-to-provide-fbi-with-access-code_f8620a4a4cc311ee9f19b07b25f8c291 Archived])</ref>


===Outcome===  
===Company response===  
After significant backlash, Liberty Safe made a post on X (formerly Twitter) on September 6th, 2025, announcing  policy changes that now require a subpoena before giving a master code to law enforcement. <ref name = "Updated Liberty Safe policy"> [https://x.com/libertysafeinc/status/1699606598669459680/photo/3 Updated policy statement] from Liberty safe on X (formerly Twitter)</ref>  They also introduced a way for customers to reset or delete their recovery code. Either option removes the code from the company database, making it inaccessible to Liberty Safe. <ref name = "Updated Liberty Safe policy"/> <ref> [https://www.libertysafe.com/pages/protecting-your-privacy Liberty Safe new 'Master code' policy] on their official website. </ref>  
After significant backlash, Liberty Safe made a post on X (formerly Twitter) on September 6th, 2023, announcing  policy changes that now require a subpoena before giving a master code to law enforcement. <ref name="Updated Liberty Safe policy"> [https://nitter.us.catsarch.com/libertysafeinc/status/1699606598669459680 Updated policy statement] from Liberty safe on X (formerly Twitter) ([https://web.archive.org/web/20260321140757/https://nitter.us.catsarch.com/libertysafeinc/status/1699606598669459680 Archived])</ref>  They also introduced a way for customers to reset or delete their recovery code. Either option removes the code from the company database, making it inaccessible to Liberty Safe. <ref name="Updated Liberty Safe policy" /> <ref> [https://www.libertysafe.com/pages/protecting-your-privacy Liberty Safe new 'Master code' policy] on their official website. ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250919121948/https://www.libertysafe.com/pages/protecting-your-privacy Archived])</ref>  
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