waze-logs 1.2.2

Worldwide Waze traffic event collection and analysis tool - demonstrates location privacy risks in crowdsourced traffic applications

Waze OSINT Tracker

A worldwide data collection tool for Waze traffic events. Demonstrates location privacy risks in crowdsourced traffic applications.

What It Does

Captures Waze traffic reports (police, jams, hazards, accidents, road closures) from 5 continents including username, GPS coordinates, and timestamps. By collecting this data over time, it's possible to build movement profiles of individual users - demonstrating privacy implications of Waze's crowdsourced model.

Based on research by Covert Labs

Quick Start

# Install
pip install waze-logs

# Run (starts collector + web UI in background)
waze start -b

# Open http://localhost:5000

That's it. The web UI shows a live map with events streaming in from around the world.

Additional Commands

waze --help      # See all available commands
waze stop        # Stop the collector
waze logs        # Watch live output

Privacy & Ethics

This tool is for security research and education - demonstrating privacy risks in Waze's design.

Do not use for:

• Stalking or tracking individuals
• Publishing identifiable data
• Any illegal surveillance

License

MIT

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Annex: Sample Data

Collected Events

Here's what the raw collected data looks like - real events captured from the Waze network:

Username	Type	Coordinates	Timestamp	Region
user_a]1b2c3d4	POLICE	40.4168, -3.7038	2026-01-24 14:32:15	Europe
driver_x7y8z9	HAZARD	48.8566, 2.3522	2026-01-24 14:31:02	Europe
waze_usr_123	JAM	34.0522, -118.2437	2026-01-24 06:28:44	Americas
report_456	ACCIDENT	-33.8688, 151.2093	2026-01-25 01:15:33	Oceania
user_tokyo_99	ROAD_CLOSED	35.6762, 139.6503	2026-01-24 23:45:18	Asia

Event Types Breakdown

From a sample collection of ~365,000 events:

HAZARD       158,860  (43.5%)  - Road hazards, objects, weather
JAM           82,102  (22.5%)  - Traffic congestion reports
POLICE        60,615  (16.6%)  - Police sightings
ROAD_CLOSED   53,134  (14.6%)  - Road closures, construction
ACCIDENT       9,358   (2.6%)  - Crash reports
CHIT_CHAT        885   (0.2%)  - Community messages

API Response Example

The /api/events endpoint returns data like this:

{
  "events": [
    {
      "id": "eu_12345",
      "username": "driver_abc123",
      "latitude": 52.3676,
      "longitude": 4.9041,
      "timestamp": "2026-01-24T10:30:00+00:00",
      "report_type": "POLICE",
      "subtype": "POLICE_VISIBLE",
      "region": "europe",
      "grid_cell": "amsterdam"
    }
  ],
  "total": 1
}

Coverage Statistics

The collector scans 8,656 grid cells across 5 continents:

Region	Cities (P1)	Coverage (P3)	Total Cells
Europe	477	1,748	2,225
Americas	693	1,692	2,385
Asia	684	1,517	2,201
Oceania	216	481	697
Africa	315	833	1,148
Total	2,385	6,271	8,656

CLI Output Sample

$ waze start -b
Collector started in background
Web UI available at http://localhost:5000
Use 'waze logs' to watch output or 'waze stop' to stop

$ waze logs
[14:32:15] + POLICE       @  40.41680,   -3.70380 - user_a1b2c3d4
[14:32:17] + JAM          @  48.85660,    2.35220 (JAM_HEAVY_TRAFFIC) - driver_x7y8z9
[14:32:19] + HAZARD       @  51.50740,   -0.12780 (HAZARD_ON_ROAD) - london_user_42