It is "duh" that google has access to the information as they relay it from your phone to another party. But you could imagine it being like the post office, w

It is "duh" that google has access to the information as they relay it from your phone to another party. But you could imagine it being like the post office, where in the US it is a federal offense to read someone's mail en route. Google could convey the location information with a "sealed envelope" policy. But they don't.