Concerns about "Emergency Location Service" under Google Play Services

DeletedUser88

If you go to "Settings > Apps > All apps > Google Play services > All services > Safety & emergency > Emergency Location Service" it says that "When you call or text an emergency number, Emergency Location Service may use your device's location with Google Location Accuracy to determine the most accurate location for your device, even if those settings are off".

Does this mean if I have Location and Google Location Accuracy off that play services can open them, or is this mitigated by Google Play Services being sandboxed like a normal app?

DeletedUser29

I think you're fine.

https://grapheneos.org/usage

The Google Location Accuracy and Google settings activities would normally be integrated into the OS but we don't include any of the standard Google Play integration so there needs to be an app providing a way to access them.

https://grapheneos.org/features#sandboxed-google-play

By default, location requests are rerouted to a reimplementation of the Play geolocation service provided by GrapheneOS.

https://grapheneos.org/usage#sandboxed-google-play-configuration

You need to use the "Google Location Accuracy" link from the sandboxed Google Play configuration menu to access the Google Play services menu for opting into their network location service, otherwise this is all pointless. It will send the nearby Wi-Fi and cellular networks provided via the Location and Nearby Devices permissions to their service to retrieve a location estimate.

That said, I am not sure how emergencies are handled since they are a special category for very good reason.