Malaysia PM Anwar warns against Israeli navigation app Waze over data security concerns
- KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has advised Malaysians against using Waze, a popular navigation app developed in Israel.
- Waze is subject to Israeli government laws, Anwar said in a Facebook post after chairing a meeting of the National Cyber Security Committee (JKSN), where the potential risk of the app being used to monitor Malaysian citizens' data was discussed.
- Given the concerns, as well as the data security risks, Anwar suggested that Malaysians switch to using Tuju, an app developed by the Malaysian Highway Authority, instead.
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- KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has advised Malaysians against using Waze, a popular navigation app developed in Israel.
- Waze is subject to Israeli government laws, Anwar said in a Facebook post after chairing a meeting of the National Cyber Security Committee (JKSN), where the potential risk of the app being used to monitor Malaysian citizens' data was discussed.
- Given the concerns, as well as the data security risks, Anwar suggested that Malaysians switch to using Tuju, an app developed by the Malaysian Highway Authority, instead.
Sources: CNA