Malaysia bans Waze for government employees over security concerns

Malaysia has banned public sector employees from using the Waze navigation app over concerns about data security and its links to Israel, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has announced. The ban aims “to protect government information and users’ personal data from the threat of misuse by the Israeli regime”, Anwar’s office said in a statement on Wednesday, adding that the government was reviewing potential security threats linked to the app. The announcement followed a meeting of the National Cyber Security Committee, chaired by Anwar. In a Facebook post, he recommended using TuJu, a Malaysian mapping app developed by the country’s highway authority, as an alternative to Waze. READ: Malaysia, Indonesia reaffirm support for Palestine, holy sites of Jerusalem In a directive issued […]