Independent checks needed to build trust in Tuju
Source: The Star
Published on: 2026-10-24 23:46
PETALING JAYA: Supporting home-grown technology is commendable, but ongoing concerns over TuJu's security, performance and development process must be addressed to build public confidence, says MCA Youth chief Ling Tian Soon (pic). He said the locally-developed navigation app's data protection safeguards and reliability should be independently verified before Malaysians are encouraged to switch to it. Ling was responding to Putrajaya's announcement on Wednesday banning civil servants from using Waze and to switch to TuJu amid national security concerns. "If Waze poses a national security risk, what evidence supports the government's encouragement for Malaysians to switch to TuJu?" he said in a statement yesterday. Ling said the government should explain the technical basis of its concerns over Waze and provide evidence supporting its assessment of TuJu's security. Ling pointed ...
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