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Malaysia may extend Waze ban to the public, Anwar says

Civil servants are already barred over Israeli data concerns, and a full ban depends on a working local rival app.

Tarun Mottlia

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Malaysia may extend Waze ban to the public, Anwar says
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Malaysia could extend its ban on the Waze maps app from civil servants to the whole country, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday. A full ban would come only after officials look at other apps, he said.

Anwar spoke to reporters in Kuala Lumpur, according to Bernama, the national news agency. Officials will check if local firms can build a similar app, he said. He apologised for the trouble caused, but said national security came first.

The government barred…

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