http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hushmail#Compromises_to_email_privacy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hushmail#Compromises_to_email_p... I remember this happening. S

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hushmail#Compromises_to_email_privacy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hushmail#Compromises_to_email_p... I remember this happening. Since whoever runs Hushmail didn't go to the press and his blog and make a big scene after being approached by the feds (both for the US and Canada, mind you, since Hushmail's a canadian company). There's a reason why Hushmail was targeted, it was at the time the best way to figure out who's shipping large quantities of drugs everywhere. In the same year, Hushmail and eGold became compromised and Bush passed a law stating police can open your mail in USPS if they think you're a terrorist (previously they needed a warrant which by the time they obtained one you'd already have your package). Coincidentally, this was I believe around the time Silk Road started up. :) So, Hushmail was involved in the pre-Silk Road days of internet drug trafficking, and I'm pretty sure that is not the position they wanted to be in. We'll never know if Hushmail was "forced" to give up users' information, but I would say that even if they didn't want to, they pretty much would have no other choice other than shutting their doors.