Hush mail has the benefit of being located in Canada, meaning they aren't beholden to the Patriot Act (i.e. they aren't forbidden from telling you if someone wa

Hush mail has the benefit of being located in Canada, meaning they aren't beholden to the Patriot Act (i.e. they aren't forbidden from telling you if someone wants your mail), and the FBI, etc. have to go through the RCMP to get a warrant. Now, someone just breaking into their servers, on the other hand, is another matter.