KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — The government has been urged to provide a detailed explanation of the rationale behind the ban on the use of the Waze navigation app by civil servants, as well as the risk levels associated with other popular applications.
Chow Yu Hui (PH-Raub) said that the ban on Waze, over concerns that location data could be exposed to Israel, warranted clarification, particularly regarding how its security risks differed from those of other popular US-owned applications, such as WhatsApp and Instagram.
He said that the United States itself had a record of surveilling foreign leaders and had openly supported Israel, adding that the government should be transparent about the differences in risk levels considered in making the decision.
