It's absolutely not the same. You're not getting any personal info about google business secrets or employees in exchange.
As for the why, while you might want to share your data with the US agencies and want to have a choice, there are millions of people who don't want to, and didn't get a say before. Today, you're simply on the side which lost the battle.
As for the why, while you might want to share your data with the US agencies and want to have a choice, there are millions of people who don't want to, and didn't get a say before. Today, you're simply on the side which lost the battle.