Jeff Jones, vice president of marketing for Network Associates, played down Zimmermann's role at the company and brushed aside Zimmermann's implied concerns that future products may contain "backdoors" for law enforcement and the government. "No part of the conversation, as I recall, involved concerns over the source code," Jones said about discussions between Zimmerman and Network Associates. Zimmermann will become chief cryptographer for Hushmail Communications, a Web-based encrypted e-mail provider.