With debates around data infringement and privacy causing ripples across the globe, Tech Giant Google on
Thursday has come up with a revolutionary development to bring end-to-end encryption
of Android messages.

Readers must note that this end-to-end
encryption makes it terribly harder for anyone, including law enforcement to read the
content of messages and will be updated soon, as per Google.

“End-to-end encryption
ensures that no one, including Google and third parties, can read the content
of your messages as they travel between your phone and the phone of the person
you’re messaging,” said Google product lead Drew Rowny, while announcing the
roll out.

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The move is
part of an upgrade from SMS to the Rich Communication Services (RCS) with
additional features for images and videos. It will be available for people
communicating using Android-powered devices.

The move introducing
additional privacy and security to Google’s messaging application is largely
favoured by Digital rights activists. 

Security agencies and law enforcement bodies, on the other hand, advice against the step arguing that strong
encryption may enable criminals to hide their tracks.

Last year,
US Attorney General William Barr joined British and Australian
counterparts in urging Facebook to abandon its encryption, claiming the plan
court hurt investigations into child exploitation, reported AFP.

Apart
from Facebook, end-to-end encryption is available on WhatsApp, but the company
has been facing resistance over its plan to bring full encryption to its
Messenger app.