Let's talk about wiretapping laws and states where two-party consent is required to record a call.
Where I live, I must notify the other party that I am recording. If not, it's illegal. Also, any audio recorded without consent is not admissible in court.
No, depending on how fast the developers can get done with the decentralized exchanges / swaps so that they work perfectly and are somewhat easy to use. They'll most likely want these to be hidden services to prevent also being shut down (I am only assuming that's what happened to L.M.)
We don't know for sure. Google has never lied to us before, right?