Putting E-Mail Under Lock and Key

[ronjor]

{QUOTE-> Like most other digital data, e-mail can pass through any number of computer servers as it travels the global Internet en route to its final destination. And with a clear majority of e-mail being just plain text, many security and privacy experts say messages can be intercepted, read, copied and stored at any point along the way — all without anyone else's knowledge.Some tech-savvy Net surfers are using so-called public key encryption software such as PGP to scramble any sensitive e-mail from prying eyes. But two companies have joined forces to make such encryption setups even easier to use. <-QUOTE}
ABC News (http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/FutureTech/story?id=273052&page=1)

[LockBox]

As for webmail, I use Mailvault from Metropipe. It was the first webmail to support PGP. Still the best as far as I'm concerned. They don't spend a lot on marketing, but it's much faster and the interface is nicer than hushmail. Also, COTSE is great email and with all the other privacy protections it's a deal at $5.95 a month.