No ads, no creepy monetization angle (at least not yet), just a genuinely useful system that leverages something only Google could realistically pull off. Feels rare these days, but really nice to see.
If government requests access to this location data, Google is compelled to provide it. There is no conspiracy or anything cynical about it.
A conspiracy: Governments push or force or encourage Google to do it in order to have access to location data on citizens.