“while you will be 'invisible' on the map to other users, your location and route information will continue to be collected by Waze for the purposes listed in this Privacy Policy.”
The policy states that activating Invisible Mode prevents other Waze users from seeing a user's location on the map, but does not stop Waze from continuing to collect that user's location and route data for its own stated purposes.
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Users may reasonably believe Invisible mode provides privacy from Waze as well as from other users; the clause clarifies that Waze's own data collection is unaffected by that mode.
Under this clause, users who activate Invisible Mode to avoid being seen by other users should be aware that Waze's collection of their location and route data continues uninterrupted. Limiting Waze's own collection requires adjusting device-level location permissions rather than activating Invisible Mode.
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"while you will be 'invisible' on the map to other users, your location and route information will continue to be collected by Waze for the purposes listed in this Privacy Policy.Excerpt from Waze's Privacy Policy
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Users may reasonably believe Invisible mode provides privacy from Waze as well as from other users; the clause clarifies that Waze's own data collection is unaffected by that mode.
Under this clause, users who activate Invisible Mode to avoid being seen by other users should be aware that Waze's collection of their location and route data continues uninterrupted. Limiting Waze's own collection requires adjusting device-level location permissions rather than activating Invisible Mode.
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