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So i peek over to see a waze user since they are next to me turns on its a grandma, doubt they are using waze...Is the information upto date? This has happened many times. I found it very inaccurate.

Added to the FAQ. http://www.waze.com/wiki/index.php/FAQ

dmcconachie wrote:The display of other wazers is delayed by 2-5 minutes for both security and data compression reasons.

nice, i was a bit worried about that... good to know

I am the PI your missus hired. Who's that lady in the passenger seat?

I think it would be better and more usefull to some users if they could choose whether they wanted the security of delayed reporting of their position. I originally found Wazw while some friends and I were looking for location apps to use for a sort of "Tag" game using GPS. The delay prevents Waze from even realisticly being a consideration for that. It's still my favorite GPS type application and I love the idea of user-contributed "Social GPS", but for some of us who don't mind loosening the security a little, wish we could opt out of any intentional delays.

Northsidebill wrote:

dmcconachie wrote:The display of other wazers is delayed by 2-5 minutes for both security and data compression reasons.

I was wondering about that. I have seen a few users that were seemingly right on top of me and I couldnt see a car at all around me

They are actually in the black helicopter silently hovering above your car.

The other missus, why? Is there a problem with that?

Cool Idea.

So funny after i posted this i see on the new version of waze it gives us a tip on start up sometimes that users show up on the map after 1 min.

The display of other wazers is delayed by 2-5 minutes for both security and data compression reasons.