{"id":"8426a475-52b6-4d41-9495-9954cc5a914a","url":"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-21-malaysia-bans-civil-servants-from-using-mapping-app-waze-citing-links-to-israel/","domain":"dailymaverick.co.za","outlet":{"name":"Daily Maverick","country":"ZA","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Malaysia bans civil servants from using mapping app Waze, citing links to Israel","plainHeadline":"Malaysia bans civil servants from using Waze due to Israeli ties","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Anwar Ibrahim announced security concerns over Waze and its Israeli ties.","Malaysia will substitute with TuJu, a domestic mapping app by the Malaysian Highway Authority.","Chief Secretary Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar said civil servants are barred from Waze.","The directive was issued by government agencies and takes effect immediately.","Waze was founded in Israel and acquired by Google in 2013 for about $1 billion."],"topics":["Politics","Cybersecurity"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-21T09:58:22.748Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-21T10:00:50.603Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/bff4d2a2-644f-448e-bdd0-94ae5e539572","storyId":"bff4d2a2-644f-448e-bdd0-94ae5e539572","image":"https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/OB74vPg8QeBF80LEI-71myBpHy0=/800x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/attachments/2999/14378973_679559.jpg","author":"Reuters","dek":"Malaysia has banned civil servants from using Alphabet's navigation app Waze after Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said its origins in Israel raised security concerns."}