This is true - but my point was that this doesn't influece Google's ability to track your location in the slightest. Google could design the most privacy-consci

This is true - but my point was that this doesn't influece Google's ability to track your location in the slightest. Google could design the most privacy-conscious, user friendly permission system, make it super easy to disable location without any side effects - and still have the OS or Google Play Services or whatever else completely ignore the setting and track you anyway.