hushmail a.k.a NSAmail?

I've been using hushmail for almost a year now, and I use it mostly for inter-hushmail email since It does a pretty good job on encrypting mail... but it's just scares me to know that encryption based email services on the net *might* be owned by those folks that just like watching.... say.. NSA?

Anyways either this is true or not. It's a nice read.

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.security.pgp/browse_thread/thread/5171d049f75a2bbc/7fa4d97626043295

Kinda makes you wonder how they can get away with using encryption from the US.GOVT prying eyes.

hushmail owns 1 block of ip's 65.39.178.0/24 and puts on their whoisdb

Peer 1 Network Inc. PEER1-BLK-06 (NET-65-39-128-0-1)
                                65.39.128.0 - 65.39.255.255
Hush Communications USA PEER1-HUSHMAIL-01 (NET-65-39-178-0-1)
                                65.39.178.0 - 65.39.178.255

# ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2008-01-28 19:10

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and indicates that the country of origin is GB(GreatBritain)? look closely though their class is owned by a company called peer1 networks.

OrgName:    Peer 1 Network Inc.
OrgID:      PER1
Address:    75 Broad Street
Address:    2nd Floor
City:       New York
StateProv:  NY
PostalCode: 10004
Country:    US

NetRange:   65.39.128.0 - 65.39.255.255
CIDR:       65.39.128.0/17
NetName:    PEER1-BLK-06
NetHandle:  NET-65-39-128-0-1
Parent:     NET-65-0-0-0-0
NetType:    Direct Allocation
NameServer: NS1.PEER1.NET
NameServer: NS2.PEER1.NET
Comment:    ADDRESSES WITHIN THIS BLOCK ARE NON-PORTABLE
RegDate:    2002-06-21
Updated:    2006-09-20

RTechHandle: ZP55-ARIN
RTechName:   Peer1 Network Inc.
RTechPhone:  +1-604-683-7747
RTechEmail:  net-admin@peer1.net

OrgAbuseHandle: NSA-ARIN
OrgAbuseName:   Peer 1 Network AUP Enforcement
OrgAbusePhone:  +1-604-484-2588
OrgAbuseEmail:  abuse@peer1.net

OrgTechHandle: ZP55-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Peer1 Network Inc.
OrgTechPhone:  +1-604-683-7747
OrgTechEmail:  net-admin@peer1.net

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US IP block you be the judge.... =D *evil grin*