They have tools we can't even imagine. Everything we do today online, majority of packets goes through 14 eyes countries servers.
Credit cards, cameras on highway and state owned roads tracking licence plates. We are giving so much data away it's pretty scary when you think about it. This is bad of course but could also be proof where you were if you were falsely accused of some criminal activity. There had been cases where proof of google location tracking saved the person, with a true location at the time of the crime. I'm not sure that would work in EU but I read there has been cases in the US.
So, big brother can be bad or helpful. But let's not get too attach to it. It's definitely bad.
For me, invading something like this as tracking phones at abortion centers is sick and inhumane.
But when you think about it, why such stuff always come out before the election? This might be Dems move to remember voters what Reps intentions are.