<s>
Hushmail	B-Application
is	O
an	O
encrypted	O
proprietary	B-Application
web-based	B-Protocol
email	I-Protocol
service	O
offering	O
PGP-encrypted	O
e-mail	O
and	O
vanity	B-Protocol
domain	I-Protocol
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hushmail	B-Application
uses	O
OpenPGP	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
public	B-Application
encryption	I-Application
keys	I-Application
are	O
available	O
to	O
both	O
recipient	O
and	O
sender	O
(	O
either	O
both	O
are	O
Hushmail	B-Application
users	O
or	O
have	O
uploaded	O
PGP	B-Application
keys	O
to	O
the	O
Hush	O
keyserver	O
)	O
,	O
Hushmail	B-Application
can	O
convey	O
authenticated	O
,	O
encrypted	O
messages	O
in	O
both	O
directions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
recipients	O
for	O
whom	O
no	O
public	B-Application
key	I-Application
is	O
available	O
,	O
Hushmail	B-Application
will	O
allow	O
a	O
message	O
to	O
be	O
encrypted	O
by	O
a	O
password	O
(	O
with	O
a	O
password	O
hint	O
)	O
and	O
stored	O
for	O
pickup	O
by	O
the	O
recipient	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
message	O
can	O
be	O
sent	O
in	O
cleartext	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
an	O
iOS	O
app	O
that	O
offers	O
end-to-end	O
encryption	O
and	O
full	O
integration	O
with	O
the	O
webmail	B-Protocol
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hushmail	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
by	O
Cliff	O
Baltzley	O
in	O
1999	O
after	O
he	O
left	O
Ultimate	O
Privacy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
one	O
type	O
of	O
paid	O
account	O
,	O
Hushmail	B-Application
Premium	O
,	O
which	O
provides	O
10GB	O
of	O
storage	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
IMAP	O
and	O
POP3	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hushmail	B-Application
offers	O
a	O
two-week	O
free	O
trial	O
of	O
this	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
business	O
account	O
provides	O
the	O
same	O
features	O
as	O
the	O
paid	O
individual	O
account	O
,	O
plus	O
other	O
features	O
like	O
vanity	B-Protocol
domain	I-Protocol
,	O
email	O
forwarding	O
,	O
catch-all	O
email	O
and	O
user	O
admin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
security	O
features	O
include	O
hidden	O
IP	B-Protocol
addresses	I-Protocol
in	O
e-mail	O
headers	O
,	O
two-step	O
verification	O
and	O
HIPAA	O
compliant	O
encryption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
service	O
,	O
Hush	O
Messenger	O
,	O
was	O
offered	O
until	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hushmail	B-Application
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
in	O
the	O
press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developments	O
in	O
November	O
2007	O
led	O
to	O
doubts	O
amongst	O
security-conscious	O
users	O
about	O
Hushmail	B-Application
's	O
security	O
specifically	O
,	O
concern	O
over	O
a	O
backdoor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
issue	O
originated	O
with	O
the	O
non-Java	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Hush	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hushmail	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Java	B-Device
version	O
is	O
also	O
vulnerable	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
they	O
may	O
be	O
compelled	O
to	O
deliver	O
a	O
compromised	O
Java	B-Application
applet	I-Application
to	O
a	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hushmail	B-Application
supplied	O
cleartext	O
copies	O
of	O
private	O
email	O
messages	O
associated	O
with	O
several	O
addresses	O
at	O
the	O
request	O
of	O
law	O
enforcement	O
agencies	O
under	O
a	O
Mutual	O
Legal	O
Assistance	O
Treaty	O
with	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
:	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
United	B-Application
States	I-Application
v	I-Application
.	I-Application
Stumbo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
emails	O
between	O
Hushmail	B-Application
addresses	O
were	O
analyzed	O
,	O
and	O
12	O
CDs	O
were	O
supplied	O
to	O
U.S.	O
authorities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hushmail	B-Application
privacy	O
policy	O
states	O
that	O
it	O
logs	O
IP	B-Protocol
addresses	I-Protocol
in	O
order	O
"	O
to	O
analyze	O
market	O
trends	O
,	O
gather	O
broad	O
demographic	O
information	O
,	O
and	O
prevent	O
abuse	O
of	O
our	O
services.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Hush	B-Application
Communications	I-Application
,	O
the	O
company	O
that	O
provides	O
Hushmail	B-Application
,	O
states	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
not	O
release	O
any	O
user	O
data	O
without	O
a	O
court	O
order	O
from	O
the	O
Supreme	O
Court	O
of	O
British	O
Columbia	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
other	O
countries	O
seeking	O
access	O
to	O
user	O
data	O
must	O
apply	O
to	O
the	O
government	O
of	O
Canada	O
via	O
an	O
applicable	O
Mutual	O
Legal	O
Assistance	O
Treaty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hushmail	B-Application
states	O
,	O
"	O
that	O
...	O
means	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
guarantee	O
that	O
we	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
compelled	O
,	O
under	O
a	O
court	O
order	O
issued	O
by	O
the	O
Supreme	O
Court	O
of	O
British	O
Columbia	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
to	O
treat	O
a	O
user	O
named	O
in	O
a	O
court	O
order	O
differently	O
,	O
and	O
compromise	O
that	O
user	O
's	O
privacy	O
"	O
and	O
"[...]if	O
a	O
court	O
order	O
has	O
been	O
issued	O
by	O
the	O
Supreme	O
Court	O
of	O
British	O
Columbia	O
compelling	O
us	O
to	O
reveal	O
the	O
content	O
of	O
your	O
encrypted	O
email	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
attacker	O
"	O
could	O
be	O
Hush	B-Application
Communications	I-Application
,	O
the	O
actual	O
service	O
provider.	O
"	O
</s>
