Malaysia bars civil servants from using Waze

Published Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · 3:42 AM EDT

Malaysia has banned civil servants from using Waze, Google's navigation app, Chief Secretary to the Government Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar said. The government cited security concerns linked to the application's ties to Israel as the reason for the ban.

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