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Hushmail Passing PGP Keys to the US Government

Posted by Zonk on from the this-would-be-nonoptimal dept.

teknopurge writes "Apparently Hushmail has been providing information to law enforcement behind the backs of their clients. Billed as secure email because of their use of PGP, Hushmail has been turning over private keys of users to the authorities on request. 'DEA agents received three CDs which contained decrypted emails for the targets of the investigation that had been decrypted as part of a mutual legal assistance treaty between the United States and Canada. The news will be embarrassing to the company, which has made much of its ability to ensure that emails are not read by the authorities, including the FBI's Carnivore email monitoring software.'"

3 of 303 comments (clear)

  1. Re:By the authorise? by timberwork · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Considering the article is written for an Australian website, "authorise" is indeed the correct spelling.

  2. Hushmail isn't secure - they use Outlook! by fluffy99 · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Would you trust a secure webmail company that uses Outlook? This certainly looks like a printout from Outlook to me. http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/files/hush_klp.pdf

  3. Heh, tinfoil hat time... by e-scetic · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Check out this user testimonial from their site:

    "Hushmail has been tremendously useful to me and to others I know in the Middle East." Read more from Hush users!

    It's like they're trying to attract terrorists! GEE, I wonder...