Just to keep this into perspective, we are reading about this because it is Google. But every system and every relay through which your email passes is a point

Just to keep this into perspective, we are reading about this because it is Google. But every system and every relay through which your email passes is a point where somebody with less then well-meaning intentions can read your email. We may be able to somewhat rely on Google to enforce some privacy policy, given publicity pressures, but some danger lies in all the carriers between point A and point B. It is a shame that PGP only took off in the hardcore user community. If it was made insanely accessible to users -- maybe even transparent -- maybe we could have a better assumption of privacy for our communications (as well as a potential reduction in spam?).