When you submit traffic reports or map edits in Waze, the app collects both your report content and your precise location at that moment, and may share this with government agencies and other mapping providers.
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This provision establishes the operational basis for Waze's crowdsourced data collection model, which depends on user participation to generate real-time traffic and hazard information. The authorization to share this data with third parties, including government agencies, creates a formal mechanism for data distribution beyond Waze's direct control.
Interpretive note: The document does not specify whether government sharing involves aggregated or individual-level data, creating ambiguity about the practical privacy impact of this provision.
The updated policy now applies to users of any age by removing the prior 16+ requirement, but does not explicitly state whether parental consent is required for minors. The policy defines Personal Information more broadly to include location, route information, and data reasonably linked to you by Waze. The company removed documentation of the 'find friends' feature that previously collected phone numbers from device contacts, suggesting that feature is no longer active or has been redesigned. Privacy controls remain available through in-app settings where you can adjust which Personal Information Waze collects and how it is used.
View change record →Your Waze traffic and hazard reports are tied to your location data and may be shared with government agencies and other mapping services, meaning community contributions are not anonymous and can reach entities outside Waze.
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"When you report traffic incidents, accidents, road hazards, or other map-related information through the App, we collect this information along with your location at the time of the report. This information is used to improve our mapping data and navigation services, and may be shared with third parties including government agencies and other mapping services.Excerpt from Waze's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Sharing user-generated location-linked reports with government agencies engages government data access considerations and, for EU users, GDPR's requirements on third-party data sharing and the need for a lawful basis for such transfers.
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This provision establishes the operational basis for Waze's crowdsourced data collection model, which depends on user participation to generate real-time traffic and hazard information. The authorization to share this data with third parties, including government agencies, creates a formal mechanism for data distribution beyond Waze's direct control.
Your Waze traffic and hazard reports are tied to your location data and may be shared with government agencies and other mapping services, meaning community contributions are not anonymous and can reach entities outside Waze.
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