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Yes that is a real criticism against Waze. The thought is that the "show where the cops are" feature can be used by those who wish to assassinate cops (by findi

by howeyc 12y ago

Yes that is a real criticism against Waze. The thought is that the "show where the cops are" feature can be used by those who wish to assassinate cops (by finding them when they are alone I guess). The obvious conclusion being that the feature must be removed (obvious to a certain Orange country sheriff at least). http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/01/28/382013185/officers-ask-map-app-to-remove-police-tracking http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/01/28/382013185/off...

simias 12y ago
That's not saying that "80% of Waze users are cop killers" though. Just that some people could use it to locate cops in order to attack them. I don't know if that makes really sense but it's much less outrageous than what the OP implied.
- JelteF 12y ago
  I think what the OP implied is that things will always be used by criminals for other purposes than intended.
- Alupis 12y ago
  I think it's more likely to be used on the commonplace to avoid areas with police -- either for the traffic ticket dodger, or for mugger's, home invader's, etc...
nobleach 12y ago
There is a movement (it's currently trending on Facebook - so there are plenty articles to read there) that is trying to force Google to remove the offending data. The problem is, to anyone's knowledge, there hasn't been a single case of "officer assault" linked to Waze data. It does sound silly, as cops are not hard to find. I seriously doubt a would be cop killer needs to consult an app when looking for a cop to kill.
- digler990 12y ago
  > cops are not hard to find. IIRC they even have a common phone number to summon them.
innguest 12y ago
> feature can be used by those who wish to assassinate cops Are you trying to get a government job as propagandist and fear-monger?
- theorique 12y ago
  No he's describing the reasons that the police spokesmen are presenting as to why Waze should remove the police observation data.

by howeyc 12y ago

simias 12y ago

That's not saying that "80% of Waze users are cop killers" though. Just that some people could use it to locate cops in order to attack them. I don't know if that makes really sense but it's much less outrageous than what the OP implied.

JelteF 12y ago
I think what the OP implied is that things will always be used by criminals for other purposes than intended.
Alupis 12y ago
I think it's more likely to be used on the commonplace to avoid areas with police -- either for the traffic ticket dodger, or for mugger's, home invader's, etc...

nobleach 12y ago

There is a movement (it's currently trending on Facebook - so there are plenty articles to read there) that is trying to force Google to remove the offending data. The problem is, to anyone's knowledge, there hasn't been a single case of "officer assault" linked to Waze data. It does sound silly, as cops are not hard to find. I seriously doubt a would be cop killer needs to consult an app when looking for a cop to kill.

digler990 12y ago
> cops are not hard to find. IIRC they even have a common phone number to summon them.

innguest 12y ago

> feature can be used by those who wish to assassinate cops Are you trying to get a government job as propagandist and fear-monger?

theorique 12y ago
No he's describing the reasons that the police spokesmen are presenting as to why Waze should remove the police observation data.