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by aeling 2438 days ago
NYPD complained to Waze about warning drivers of police checkpoints [0]. This quote from the article seems as compelling an argument as anything I've seen re: HKMap:

> The Waze website advertises the feature on its website, saying, "Get alerted before you approach police."

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[0]: https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/07/us/nypd-tells-google-stop-waz...

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I can't find that in the mobile version, at least. It does have an icon if a police officer among many others.

In any case, that for avoiding, not harming police officers so I don't think it's in the same category.

It’s a different category of action, but the app comes down to the same. It marks locations, right? Or I suppose moving points. Or am I misunderstanding something?
It specifically alerts you to police presence a few hundred yards or more before the location. It also flags speed cameras and more.