Miami cops are falsely reporting their locations on Waze to trick drivers

[antr]

http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/12/8025209/waze-miami-cops-false-reporting-google-traffic-app

[nakedrobot2]

I guess the moderation algorithms of Waze will eventually nullify the users who are falsely reporting these locations?

[rtkwe → nakedrobot2]

Probably. They also decay reports more quickly if they're marked as inaccurate as I recall.

[jonifico]

I don't really know at what point Waze creates more problems than it actually solves. Just stay alert out there and you should be fine if you're a civilian. If you're a criminal, this is THE go to tool.

[csbrooks → jonifico]

Waze shows a lot more information than where police are.

I don't see criminals relying on this heavily. It's not like every cop car is going to be in Waze and up-to-date or anything.

[_zjok → jonifico]

It's near useless as a criminal. It's not as if there are real time updates for cops driving around, its pretty much like a "warning cop in the area" when people pin a cop down. But Waze does a lot more - traffic, road hazards(cars stopped on side of road, accidents, construction), and navigation.