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Sheriffs want popular police-tracking app on Waze disabled
Posted on 1/26/15 at 9:50 am
Posted on 1/26/15 at 9:50 am
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Sheriffs are campaigning to pressure Google Inc. to turn off a feature on its Waze traffic software that warns drivers when police are nearby. They say one of the technology industry's most popular mobile apps could put officers' lives in danger from would-be police killers who can find where their targets are parked.
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There are no known connections between any attack on police and Waze, but law enforcers such as Kopelev are concerned it's only a matter of time. They are seeking support among other law enforcement trade groups to pressure Google to disable the police-reporting function. The emerging policy debate places Google again at the center of an ongoing global debate about public safety, consumer rights and privacy.
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Posted on 1/26/15 at 9:51 am to wickowick
Lol
Posted on 1/26/15 at 9:52 am to wickowick
bullshite. It's not about their safety, it's about fricking up their revenue stream.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 9:52 am to wickowick
Like a killer couldn't just drive for 5 minutes to find a cop.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 9:52 am to wickowick
google paid a lot for that app and it's pretty much the only useful feature... can't imagine they'll cave to these idiot cops..
Posted on 1/26/15 at 9:53 am to wickowick
quote:You've got to be kidding me.
could put officers' lives in danger from would-be police killers who can find where their targets are parked.
I at least appreciate that they tried to find another reason besides "We're not meeting our ticketing quota"
Posted on 1/26/15 at 9:54 am to upgrayedd
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bullshite. It's not about their safety, it's about fricking up their revenue stream.
Yep.
They use officer safety as an excuse to justify everything...
Posted on 1/26/15 at 9:54 am to wickowick
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put officers' lives in danger from would-be police killers who can find where their targets are parked
But the 600 LED lights and reflective decals don't already give their locations away?
Posted on 1/26/15 at 9:54 am to upgrayedd
quote:
bullshite. It's not about their safety, it's about fricking up their revenue stream
this...and what a bunch of dipshits. Cop killers...REALLY?
holy shite it's absurd.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 9:54 am to wickowick
and i want police speed traps outlawed so i am not pulled over by an angry cop on a bad day looking for someone to make an example of.
same stupid logic.
same stupid logic.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 9:55 am to wickowick
frick the police
Posted on 1/26/15 at 9:55 am to wickowick
Posted on 1/26/15 at 9:57 am to wickowick
Nice try
Posted on 1/26/15 at 9:58 am to Asgard Device
I will admit though, I enjoy watching someone speed past at really high speeds and glancing at Waze and seeing cops ahead and them not slowing down. I think Waze could have really helped that driver today as I pass the speeder on the side of the road...
Posted on 1/26/15 at 9:59 am to wickowick
fricking Cops
Posted on 1/26/15 at 10:01 am to wickowick
That app doesn't even track the cops does it? It just shows you their last location as reported by someone driving, right?
Posted on 1/26/15 at 10:01 am to Hogwall Jackson
Yea, used for marking sitting cars not ones driving...
Posted on 1/26/15 at 10:02 am to Hogwall Jackson
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That app doesn't even track the cops does it? It just shows you their last location as reported by someone driving, right?
yep. it's great and pretty accurate for interstate and busy highway driving. not so much for backroad.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 10:04 am to wickowick
Sometimes I think that cops actually believe some of the stupid bullshite they say.
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