The best way to ensure that your messages won’t be read by unwanted persons is to use encryption. There may be many reasons why you are not using encryption. These three springs to mind: I have no information worth encrypting Only criminals hide information, and I am no criminal I lack the knowledge to use encryption I lack the tools to use encryption The number one on this list is the most difficult to crack.

The right of privacy is a human right endorsed by the United Nations. Sloppy business practices originating from the mind-set of Silicon Valley has for many years ignored this right. They choose to maximize profits at the cost of your safety. In their mind issuing a privacy statement on their homepage that claims they intend to respect this right is enough to calm down any critique of this practice. By them doing this you may draw the conclusion that their claims are sincere.