The location API sends your gps position to google so they can annotate it. They claim they don’t record your history, but, at the very least, as a US company,

The location API sends your gps position to google so they can annotate it. They claim they don’t record your history, but, at the very least, as a US company, they have to share it with the authorities. If you could truly opt out, then it’d be much easier to use third party software without google play services installed.