For Android's Earthquake Alerts System to work, Google requires your phone to "always" send location.
If government requests access to this location data, Google is compelled to provide it. There is no conspiracy or anything cynical about it.
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.