Maps and navigation
Waze privacy rating
Community-driven navigation app owned by Google, with live traffic, hazard and police reports shared by drivers, route suggestions and fuel prices.
Summary
Waze scores 0 out of 100 (grade F) on the maps and navigation criteria. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit. It is based in Israel: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes.
Score 0 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The Exodus report finds Google Crashlytics in the Android app, and the privacy policy covers collection of location, device and ad interaction data.
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No
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Funded by advertising. The privacy policy says data is collected to show relevant ads.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.