Malaysia prohibits government use of Waze over Israel links
Malaysia has decided to ban government employees from using the "Waze" app, owned by Alphabet and founded in Israel, due to security concerns raised by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim regarding the app's origins linked to Israel, which could pose threats to national data and identity security. He recommended using the local "Tugo" app as an alternative. This decision came after a meeting led by Anwar, and a government official confirmed that the ban would take effect immediately. Waze, which provides real-time traffic information and is owned by Google (a subsidiary of Alphabet), has been in their possession since 2013 when they acquired it for $1 billion.
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