Location has has become a huge thorn in Google's side in a number of areas: - Geographical location of data (Data regions) for Google Workspace - Culpable den

Location has has become a huge thorn in Google's side in a number of areas: - Geographical location of data (Data regions) for Google Workspace - Culpable deniability about a user's location when anonymously accessing Google Maps - Compliance with local laws where the user is physically located when accessing a service - Region locked applications - Financial/banking restrictions I'm sure there are more. Google is justifiably concerned about compliance and liability. That's the incentive for these changes, not improving the user experience.