So is Skype. Unless there's evidence that Google couldn't be compelled to comply with US law and honor a legally binding order to intercept a Chrome video call?
The intercept service you're talking about is CALEA if I'm not mistaken, and it's not yet clear that CALEA applies to IP communications.
VoIP is covered by CALEA, but it isn't yet clear if Video is covered. There's a bit of a raging debate about this in Telco circles. There are basically two arguments:
1) Companies that do not operate exchanges are not liable for CALEA compliance
2) CALEA compliance is not clear.
For the first argument, many folks interpret the law as only covering companies that have equipment inside of phone exchanges (CLECs and ILECs). There is a 3rd class of operator that is only IP with no equipment in the exchange. It is not yet clear if this 3rd class has CALEA as a requirement (Goolge is all IP).
On the second point, there's no clear documentation about acceptable formats for release. Can I send raw log files? Does it have to be a csv? None of this is clearly defined anywhere.
In short, it's a lot more tangled when it comes to video. I'm not certain the Feds could've gotten access to Skype monitoring without $MSFT buying Skype.
