What's the Objective of the Tech Giants Over the Last 40 Years?

Google has been handing over search a history to the fbi. It's not just privacy, right? The ability to monot big data like at scale is going to start getting hurt. If every ap on your phone was charging you ten dollars a month, that would be a serious impact. People are now pressuring lawmakers into creating laws that prohibit te giants from collecting data without asking you.