[decryptthis_NSA]

This sounds like an ad for Google, including the Microsoft and Verizon bashing. The truth is that Google 'needs' to see the messages, all you other info and documents in clear text to serve ads and mine them. That's their business model and they aren't about to change it.

Oh and as other said, NSA can force them to do what Microsoft did.

[ok_craig]

There are no ads in Drive. You pay for storage, that's how it makes money.