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Govt bans Waze usage among civil servants, but how do they plan to enforce it?

Malaysia Times desk Original: Focus Malaysia↗ 10/21 20:12 X
Govt bans Waze usage among civil servants, but how do they plan to enforce it?
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Malaysia’s ban on Waze for civil servants raises cybersecurity concerns, enforcement questions and doubts over TuJu’s reliability as an alternative.

From the original report

CIVIL servants have been instructed to discontinue using navigation app Waze with immediate effect, following a directive issued by Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar.

The order follows a meeting of the National Cyber Security Committee (JKSN), chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, which discussed potential cybersecurity threats associated with the application.

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Focus Malaysia
Originally published
Oct 21, 2026
Updated here
Oct 21, 2026
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