Malaysia PM Anwar warns against Israeli navigation app Waze over data security concerns

CNA21 October 2026, 05:17 UTCMalaysia

Given concerns about the app being used to monitor Malaysian citizens' data, Anwar suggested they switch to using Tuju, an app developed by the Malaysian Highway Authority.

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