Waze banned for civil servants over Israel links; PM urges all Malaysians to switch to TuJu
Source: Paul Tan's Automotive News
Published on: 2026-10-21 11:27
The government has banned all civil servants from using the Waze navigation app, and prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is urging the rest of the country to stop using it too. In a media statement today, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said the ban is meant to protect government information and users' personal data from misuse by the "Israeli regime". The PMO said the decision takes into account the position of Waze Mobile Ltd, the controller of the app's user data, which it says is incorporated and operates under Israeli law. "Sensitive government information and the people's personal data must be protected from being exploited by the Israeli regime to the detriment of the country's security and sovereignty," the statement read (our translation). It also called on Malaysians to stop using Waze and switch to local alternatives such as TuJu, citing the security and personal data ...
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