Experts want proof TuJu is safer than Waze
Source: Free Malaysia Today
Published on: 2026-10-24 01:00
They say the government should disclose how TuJu handles users' location data and the security tests conducted on the local navigation app. PETALING JAYA: A technology lawyer has urged the government to disclose how TuJu protects users' location data and provide evidence that the locally developed navigation app is secure. Foong Cheng Leong said TuJu continues to raise privacy concerns, pointing to its privacy policy, which states that the app collects users' location data and shares it with companies providing mapping services. "Although TuJu's privacy policy states that such information is anonymised and aggregated, we should know exactly what information is shared with these providers, where the information is stored and who has access to it," he told FMT. According to Foong, the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA) requires companies to keep personal information safe and sets...
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