If you don't want any personal details being given to 'interested parties', then try 'bitmessage.ch'.
You can acess this with Tor or a re-configured Seamonkey.
I use this for all my email, thus no need for gmail and the like.
Secure Email
It's worth noting that the NSA, CIA, etc. aren't breaking any U.S. laws by reading email that's stored in a server outside the U.S..
The only way to be sure that no one but the recipient can read your email is to encrypt it before you send it. Of course, even the recipient can't read an encrypted message if he's lost the key.
Plus, encrypting your email could be a red flag singling you out for special attention by institutions looking to justify their existence and increase their budget. 
See also: PayPal freezes out ProtonMail, asks if startup has 'government permission' to encrypt email
The only way to be sure that no one but the recipient can read your email is to encrypt it before you send it. Of course, even the recipient can't read an encrypted message if he's lost the key.
Plus, encrypting your email could be a red flag singling you out for special attention by institutions looking to justify their existence and increase their budget. See also: PayPal freezes out ProtonMail, asks if startup has 'government permission' to encrypt email
*cough* disguise the encrypted version with steganographyFlash wrote:.. encrypting your email could be a red flag singling you out for special attention by institutions looking to justify their existence and increase their budget.
There is a wikipedia page ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steganography_toolsslavvo67 wrote:...Are there any tools you can share on this?
I think this is probably an example of the sharp end of "operation chokepoint" which seems to be the current method of choice for controlling public activities where military options are not possible.