But it's the same thing - the threat model described is not safeguarded by end to end encryption when the encryption device itself is compromised. "secure as p

But it's the same thing - the threat model described is not safeguarded by end to end encryption when the encryption device itself is compromised. "secure as practically possible" depends a lot on what practically means, and that is just a function of cost vs threat level. If you believe that Google will access your private data, you should not be using a Google-developed application and OS in the first place.