Chief secretary Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar said the decision to ban the use of the Waze app among civil servants was made at a National Cybersecurity Committee meeting chaired by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Oct 20. (File pic)PETALING JAYA: The ban on civil servants using the Waze navigation app is aimed at preventing Israel from misusing government information and users’ personal data, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said today.
“The decision took into account Waze Mobile Ltd’s status as a data controller incorporated and operating under Israeli law.
“Sensitive government information and the personal data of the public must be protected from being exploited by the Israeli regime in ways that could threaten national security and sovereignty,” he said in a statement.
