European alternatives to
Waze
Community-driven navigation app acquired by Google in 2013.
Waze Mobile Ltd · Outside Europe
About Waze
- Company
- Waze Mobile Ltd · Google LLC
- HQ
- Israel
- Zone
- Outside Europe
Key concerns
Non-European ownership
#1
HERE WeGo
87 · Strongly EuropeanNavigation and mapping from HERE Technologies, headquartered in Amsterdam. Offline maps, transit routing, and no Google tracking.
Free · from Free Free tier 🇪🇺 EU
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Did you know? Israel's risk profile is more nuanced than China or Russia — the concern is sector-specific rather than a blanket legal obligation like CLOUD Act or SORM.
Why avoid Israel-owned services?
CLOUD Act
Allows US authorities to compel American companies to hand over data stored anywhere in the world.
FISA Section 702
Permits mass surveillance of non-US persons' data held by US tech providers, without a warrant.
GDPR vs US law
Transferring personal data to US companies may conflict with EU data protection rules under GDPR.