<story><title>Google’s new Chat service shows contempt for Android users’ privacy</title><url>https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/04/googles-new-chat-service-shows-total-contempt-for-android-users-privacy/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>nmeofthestate</author><text>Reminder: millions of people send SMS&amp;#x27;s and don&amp;#x27;t care one bit about encryption, and they only use WhatsApp because it&amp;#x27;s free to send messages, and pictures are supported.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>ViViDboarder</author><text>Sure. That’s even more a reason why Google should be proactive.&lt;p&gt;Apple defaults to secure if iOS users are texting each other. Google has always done the opposite. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that Google is the one who’s business model depends on sucking up as much content as possible.</text></comment>
<story><title>Google’s new Chat service shows contempt for Android users’ privacy</title><url>https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/04/googles-new-chat-service-shows-total-contempt-for-android-users-privacy/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>nmeofthestate</author><text>Reminder: millions of people send SMS&amp;#x27;s and don&amp;#x27;t care one bit about encryption, and they only use WhatsApp because it&amp;#x27;s free to send messages, and pictures are supported.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>fredley</author><text>Millions? Literally almost every user of WhatsApp. Those who care about encryption are a miniscule minority.</text></comment>