With ZRTP and Jabber/OTR, you don't need to trust the operators. They merely act as a conduit for data.
I didn't say I didn't trust this new service (I know nothing about them). It appears I wouldn't need to trust them (see above). Just pointing out that the same services are already provided by "trusted" organizations (Guardian Project for example) for "free." The eye rolling was for the contradiction. Non-tech savy source code inspectors. That just made me laugh.
Silent circle does provide a very similar service, but is run and backed by trusted individuals, some of whom created the crypto used in these services. They also provide a robust data service required to operate a 'professional' service. Fort Knox have no trust or experience to compare.
Think I'll stick with my free services
