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posted by martyb on Friday February 08 2019, @03:39AM   Printer-friendly
from the where-there's-a-will-there's-a...waze dept.

NYPD asks Google to scrap Waze's DUI checkpoints

The NYPD has sent Google a cease-and-desist letter, asking it to axe a Waze feature that allows users to mark cops' locations on the navigation app. Based on the letter first seen by Streetsblog NYC and CBS New York, authorities believe the feature is making it harder to enforce the law and keep the roads safe. The NYPD sent the cease-and-desist just a couple of weeks after Waze debuted speed camera notifications, but the cops' letter mostly focused on the fact that the ability allows users to give each other a heads-up about sobriety checkpoints.

[...] [Based] on the statement it provided to NYT, [Google] doesn't have any intention to give in to the NYPD's demand. It told the publication that safety is a top priority for the company and that "informing drivers about upcoming speed traps allows them to be more careful and make safer decisions when they're on the road."

Also at Gizmodo.


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  • (Score: 2) by http on Friday February 08 2019, @07:47PM (1 child)

    by http (1920) on Friday February 08 2019, @07:47PM (#798507)

    Sorry, my bad. I should have posted that as suspicious behaviour as opposed to probable cause. Be thankful I am not your lawyer.

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  • (Score: 2) by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us on Friday February 08 2019, @11:49PM

    by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us (6553) on Friday February 08 2019, @11:49PM (#798596) Journal

    And yes, it is noteworthy that they can stop people who aren't behaving suspiciously. Form objection noted and you have rephrased.

    We do just seem to take it that when it comes to drunk driving that all drivers may be regarded with suspicion. OTOH, as several police officers and highway patrolmen have told me, EVERY car sooner or later does something in the course of normal driving that can warrant a traffic stop -and field interview. Slight weaves, "improper" cornering, speed variations - it takes WAY more attention to drive perfectly than any given driver is willing to do normally and nobody practices enough to be perfect enough when the squad car is behind you and you're nervous anyway. That said, many officers do indeed recognize patterns of drivers who are actually impaired, too.

    Out of maybe a dozen roadblock field stops I've been at over the years, one... maybe two... were anything more than ten seconds of "Hello, where are you going? OK, goodnight!" Then again, I know I have privilege and I don't drive drunk.

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