Why does my remote control need to know my location?

Terence Eden describes the saga of an Android remote control app for his sound system that suddenly insisted that it needed to know his location. He ends with this summary of the current system of app permissions:

Users don’t want to have to think about this. App stores don’t want to police the apps they stock. Developers don’t want to put friction in the user journey. Regulators don’t want data being shared without consent. Users say they want to manage their permissions, but don’t really understand the consequences.

What a mess! Perhaps I should find some AA batteries for the physical remote instead…?