Waze is a Google product, reviewed for navigation, location, reports, and community data, Google account data, sharing, tracking, retention, and controls.
50
Weak
50
Weak
Waze gives users decent controls, but location sharing and Google-linked data still make it a high-sensitivity navigation surface.
Waze is strongest where users can still manage account, history, and deletion choices through a familiar Google-style control layer.
Its weakest area is data sharing, because routes, location signals, and linked Google account data can move through a wider ecosystem than drivers expect.
45
Weak
Waze data can still be processed to provide, secure, improve, and personalize Google services depending on settings and account type.
Google provides account and product controls for activity, personalization, export, and deletion.
60
Mixed
25
Poor
60
Mixed
75
Good
Latest Finding
Open: support.google.com1. Controls
Waze data can still be processed to provide, secure, improve, and personalize Google services depending on settings and account type.
2. Retention
Google provides account and product controls for activity, personalization, export, and deletion.
Founded
Unknown
Founder
Unknown
Parent Company
Waze
Lifecycle
Active
Category
Consumer Platforms & Social
CEO
Unknown
Security Team
In house
Date Added
04-22-2026
Once you delete a chat, you cannot recover it. Deleting a chat removes it both from your visible chat history and the system after the retention window.
60
Mixed
Data can flow through Google services, administrators, connected apps, legal requests, service providers, and user sharing.
Google documents privacy controls and says it does not sell personal information.
25
Poor
Google processes device, usage, cookie, account, activity, and product-specific telemetry.
Users or admins can manage key privacy, history, sharing, and account settings.
60
Mixed
Retention depends on account type, legal duties, backups, admin policy, and product configuration.
Google provides export, deletion, and account-management tools.
75
Good
Users or admins can manage sharing, activity, export, deletion, and product settings.
Controls are spread across product settings, Google Account, and Workspace or organization administration.
