The dashboard spy: inside Malaysia's Waze ban
Source: Free Malaysia Today
Published on: 2026-10-24 09:46
On April 21, 2018, the threat of foreign espionage on Malaysian soil turned fatal. Fadi Mohammad al-Batsh, a Palestinian lecturer and drone specialist, was gunned down in Setapak by two assassins who had tracked his movements. The hit bore all the hallmarks of Israel's intelligence agency, Mossad. For Malaysia's National Cyber Security Agency (Nacsa), this assassination remains a chilling reminder of why the nation must stay vigilant against foreign intelligence operations. Yet, until very recently, a massive vulnerability remained completely unaddressed, sitting quietly in the pockets of our nation's leaders - Waze. The chief secretary to the government's immediate directive banning civil servants from using Waze represents a massive, long-overdue milestone in digital sovereignty. While ordinary citizens use navigation apps without a second thought, the technology poses a distinct ...
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