Posted on 01/26/2015 6:17:03 PM PST by BenLurkin
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck complained in a letter to Google’s chief executive on Dec. 30 that Waze could be “misused by those with criminal intent to endanger police officers and the community.”
The Los Angeles Police Department said Monday it had not heard back from Google about whether it had addressed Beck’s concerns.
Google purchased Waze for $966 million in 2013.
There are no known connections between any attack on police and Waze, although Beck said Waze was used in the killing of two New York Police Department officers on Dec. 20. The Instagram account of the gunman in that case included a screenshot from Waze along with other messages threatening police.
Investigators do not believe the shooter, Ismaaiyl Brinsley, used Waze to ambush the NYPD officers, in part because police say Brinsley tossed his cellphone more than two miles from where he shot the officers. In his letter to Google, Beck said that Brinsley had been using the Waze app to track police since early December.
“I am confident your company did not intend the Waze app to be a means to allow those who wish to commit crimes to use the unwitting Waze community as their lookouts for the location of police officers,” Beck wrote.
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Best phone app, gives voice directions just like a standalone GPS/NAV system and linked to bing for internet searches for places for it to take you to, and its FREE.
Recently I had to drive from Reagan National Airport to ~ West of Baltimore one dark night in the heavy rain and fog,
that's lots of exits from highway to highway around DC where I am unfamiliar and I never missed a turn with waze.
I cant imagine how difficult it could have been.
This is really humorous! Those who seek every artifice to watch and track us are pissed off because we are in a position to turn the tables on the “watchers.”
They really don’t see themselves as public servants and haven’t for many years.
Cop watching is good for society. If they are acting honorably, they shouldn’t mind us looking in on them while they are on the job. This stuff kinda’ puts a dent in those cops who find the Constitution an annoyance.
Overall, it is the most accurate predictor of speed to destination I've ever used. Google Navigate uses freeway sensors to calculate drive time, and it is acceptable, but Waze beats them hands down (hence why Google bought them for a billion dollars - pretty cool for an Israeli company.)
There were a few threads here on FR last year about a man driving from Florida to New Jersey who had a Conceal Carry Permit in Florida.
He was pulled over by a cop in Maryland on the interstate who knew the man had a conceal carry permit in Florida. The man was harassed by the over-zealous cop.
I use WAZE as much as i can in Socal and the most recent one was from Huntington park to Panorama city for location scouting.
The one app I miss the most is Trapster. ;(
I recommend it. It pretty much replaced my favorite app called Trapster (end Dec 30, 2014) which looked out for spped traps.
Do they pay that one time and a half or double time?
Or did they work out a deal, two for the price of one?
Yes! They say ‘round is a shape’!
Very helpful, thanks.
Uh....Cash Flow?
One word answer: VERY.
“i had no idea there was such a thing as WAZE.
im guessing its a mobile phone app rather than a website..?”
yes, it’s a free app, and good one.
Don’t feel bad - I just learned over the weekend about an online game that’s been out for ten years called EVE, and now I’m hooked.
If you’ve got smartphone, get it - you’ll be glad you did.
You do have to anticipate, as you might come up on a turn faster than the app can alert you (GPS delay). Otherwise I like it..
So this is a way to make more white felons, grab guns, and make money for the government all at once?
Pity that the governments are going after the law abiding.
” The LAPD are FOS on this, They hate it because its protected by the First amendment so they can do little but whine about it. “
LOL....
LAPD “ The illegal immigrants best friend”
Oink.
I wonder how they feel that KFI has Police chase tracker on tim Conway Jr facebook page
I downloaded Waze and used it on my 30+ mile trip to work today.
My preferred method of avoiding trouble with cops is to follow the rules.
I drive the speed limit, accelerate smoothly, stay out of other divers’ way, stop completely at stops, and anticipate/avoid trouble spots.
On my way to work, I got 4 cops alerts, and there were no cops to be seen.
I also got various useless alerts for cars on the shoulder and pot holes...none was helpful.
Because they're Fascists?
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