Waze ban: Does the security risk justify the restrictions?

The government has banned public servants from using the navigation app Waze, citing concerns over the app’s Israeli legal jurisdiction and the potential exposure of sensitive location data.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has also raised the possibility of a nationwide ban, and has encouraged people in Malaysia to switch to alternative navigation apps.

Waze, however, has rejected allegations that it collects sensitive government information or that it allows users’ personal data to be exploited.

What are the potential security risks and policy implications of this directive? Astro Awani’s Melisa Idris talks to Farlina Said, the director of cyber and technology policy at Isis Malaysia, and CF Fong, the managing director of cybersecurity consultancy LGMS Berhad.

Source: Astro Awani / YouTube