Kuala LumpurMalaysia’s prime minister banned civil servants from using Waze.
Anwar says Waze, built in Tel Aviv, remains subject to Israeli law, and urged all Malaysians to stop using it.
The ban followed a National Cyber Security Committee meeting that discussed the risk of Waze monitoring Malaysian citizens’ data.
Waze denies collecting sensitive government information, saying it complies with global data protection standards.
Anwar’s administration says it is still reviewing Waze’s security risks.
How each outlet framed it
- The Diplomat leans critical
- frames the Waze ban as a sovereignty and data-security issue tied to Israeli law, and names Malaysia's Tuju app as the local replacement
Sources: The Diplomat