Malaysia bars civil servants from using Waze, citing Israel’s control of app

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Malaysia has barred civil servants from using Waze after Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim raised security concerns related to Israeli control of the navigation app. The decision followed a meeting of the National Cyber Security Committee and was communicated through an official circular.

All civil servants in Malaysia have been banned from using Waze, following a warning by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of security concerns over the Israeli government’s control of the mobile navigation app. The government announced the decision after a National Cyber Security Committee (NCSC) meeting chaired by Anwar on Tuesday, according to an official circular. “In this regard, all ministry secretaries-general and heads of department must make sure this decision is communicated to all officers...