Police urge Google to turn off 'stalking' feature on mobile app for drivers(theguardian.com)
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Police urge Google to turn off 'stalking' feature on mobile app for drivers
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jan/26/police-pressure-google-turn-off-waze-app-feature
2 comments
From my view, why this app is so popular around the world? It provides the users more information about the local traffic, and help users save a lot of time. I think the stalking feature is an important function for users. You know, in some countries, the police is always trying to give a fine to the drivers in order to make grey income. Drivers would avoid this with this app.
The concern is about the safety of the police. I think the app could also make some changes and only show the police in 1 km rather than show the police location on the map. In this way, the criminals could not use the app for tracking police location.
I'm waiting for the legal argument. I think we all know the public can be talked into just about anything.