26 hours ago · Malaysia
Waze rejects data security allegations after Malaysia bans civil servants from using app
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. Channel NewsAsia Latest and South China Morning Post Asia are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Malaysia. The first report grouped here was at 21 Oct 2026, 07:53 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Waze rejects data security allegations after Malaysia bans civil servants from using app”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Claims that Waze collects sensitive government information or lets others exploit user data are “completely false”, the company says.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by South China Morning Post Asia
Malaysia bars civil servants from using Waze, citing Israel’s control of app
- Picked up by Channel NewsAsia Latest
Waze rejects data security allegations after Malaysia bans civil servants from using app
Same story, different outlets
2 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- Channel NewsAsia LatestWaze rejects data security allegations after Malaysia bans civil servants from using app
- South China Morning PostMalaysia bars civil servants from using Waze, citing Israel’s control of app