Malaysia bans civil‑servants’ use of Waze over data‑jurisdiction concerns

The Malaysian government has directed that civil servants may not use the Waze navigation app for official duties, citing worries that location data could be subject to Israeli legal authority. The decision was announced by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim after briefings from the National Cyber Security Agency and the National Security Council. Officials highlighted the risk that personal and government movement information might be accessed by foreign courts, given that Waze is owned by an Israeli‑based company. The government is promoting a domestically created navigation service, TuJu, as an alternative for public‑sector workers.