Google's 'Chat' service a precious gift to cybercriminals: Amnesty Intl

"SAN FRANCISCO: Google's decision to launch a new messaging service called "Chat" without end-to-end encryption shows utter contempt for the privacy of Android users and has handed a precious gift to cybercriminals and government spies alike, Amnesty International has said..."

https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...bercriminals-amnesty/articleshow/63856758.cms

 

I'm not surprised by that at all. Google has never been on the side of user privacy and security.

 

Sooooooo why the **** isn't it E2E encrypted? I mean, I get that they want to scan our messages. But there has to be more to it than that, right? Technological limitations or something? RIGHT!?