Two Israeli students have successfully hacked popular social GPS map and traffic app Waze, causing it to report a nonexistent traffic jam. Security researcher Peter Gasper discovered a vulnerability in the Waze app that risked other users' privacy. As elaborated in his blog post. She even applied the app's bug hack to herself: Last week, I tested the Waze vulnerability myself, to see how successfully the UC Santa. · Researchers at the University of California Santa Barbara found a flaw in Waze that allows someone to bypass the SSL encryption the app uses to communicate information. From that data they were able to figure out how Waze tracks cars and copy Waze's protocols to make a Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins. · A team of researchers from the University of California at Santa Barbara has published a paper claiming they can track a Waze driver’s exact route using thousands of simulated “ghost. · Carpool Thousands of people in San Francisco are already carpooling with Waze; this summer, the app expanded the service to the whole state. It’s way cheaper than even ride sharing (you pay the driver less than 54 cents per mile) and you’re helping reduce traffic and carbon emissions. Plus, new friends (or, you know, headphones work too). Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins.
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