I understand you're not implying misuse by Google, I just have a hard time seeing what legit info a company that's supposed to pay you gets from a credit histor

I understand you're not implying misuse by Google, I just have a hard time seeing what legit info a company that's supposed to pay you gets from a credit history check. Up until now I only ever heard of this kind of check for military and national security adjacent positions, not done as a routine for generic positions.