Call me cynical, but I don't think Google wants to fight this fight. While I admire that they backed out of China instead of complying, if anyone has the deep p

Call me cynical, but I don't think Google wants to fight this fight. While I admire that they backed out of China instead of complying, if anyone has the deep pockets and influence to make such changes, it's Google. Look at what's happening to Telegram with Russia; I don't think Google is interested in participating in such a battle. They want just to have a simple messaging app and to have a compelling competitive messaging app to WhatsApp et. al. (They don't care about Messages since it's locked to iOS devices) But to do Encryption, that means taking a stand against many big governments controlling some big markets. I don't see Google as ready to fight with the likes of Russia, China, Turkey, etc. If they just hand over the keys, what good is the E2E encryption?