Question is - who do you trust? How many national spy agencies are currently planning to roll out "free" email services sold on being secure? Much safer to as

Question is - who do you trust? How many national spy agencies are currently planning to roll out "free" email services sold on being secure? Much safer to assume that every such service has been compromised and keep your private messages private. I suppose the "bad guys" have plans of their own but historical events have shown that they do not in fact have to be all that careful as there is so much "noise" out there.