# 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.

- Website: https://www.waze.com
- Jurisdiction: Israel. Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes.
- Platforms: Android, iOS, Web
- Home page trackers: Google Fonts (not scored), Google reCAPTCHA (not scored), Google Tag Manager
- Category: [Maps and navigation](https://privacyratings.com/maps/)
- Grade: F (0/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The Exodus report finds Google Crashlytics in the Android app, and the privacy policy covers collection of location, device and ad interaction data. | https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.waze/latest/ |
| No ads or data sales | No | Funded by advertising. The privacy policy says data is collected to show relevant ads. | https://support.google.com/waze/answer/12075406 |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/maps/waze/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/maps/waze.md