Yes. What I don't understand is why you blame Google for being forced by justice departments to do this and still resisting (e.g. publishing the numbers). Trust me that's showing a LOT more backbone than BT ever has shown.

Are you aware all Telcos, from AT&T to BT do the same, except 1000x bigger scale?

Have you ever seen the interface that the police forces of many countries demanded be delivered along with cell phone towers? You can livetrack individual phones (location, proximity), listen in, get lists of websites they visit (not 100% accurate, but pretty good, this part is sort of like Palo Alto Networks. E.g. you see when the system thinks they're sending or receiving Facebook messages)

Are you aware that in the Police department, yes, you have "IT cops", but they don't work to protect institutions, they mostly work to catch "copyright thieves". Not even bank fraud (which is a huge problem, btw). They're actually terrified of doing something about that (because it involves international relations and they're pretty sure the result some organized scammer would be someone in the department gets fired)

Are you aware that an EU country kidnapped the CEO of a large instant messenger, actually tried to keep it secret, then charged him with "complicity to child sex trafficking" and is still holding him?

Are you aware that a US police officer used cell phone lawful intercept to stalk, then beat up, his ex-girlfriend 3 years ago? He got fired for it but no persecution, then he got a friend to do the same again.

And this is all JUST public information. Things are way, way worse than what's leaked.

No offense, but Google is not the problem in this space.