Just ignore any marketing claims they make about security. It's no more or less secure than any other platform like Hangouts. It received a lot of heavy duty c

Just ignore any marketing claims they make about security. It's no more or less secure than any other platform like Hangouts. It received a lot of heavy duty criticism when initially launched because security was at the time its primary selling point. It looks like they've at least partially pivoted away from that and now are focusing on making what appears to be a smoother, faster Hangouts.