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  "id": 15869004,
  "title": "Anwar orders civil servants to stop using Waze over security concerns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/anwar-orders-civil-servants-to-stop-using-waze-over-security-concerns",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T09:28:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1560705/anwar-orders-civil-servants-stop-using-waze-over-security-concerns"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has ordered civil servants to stop using navigation application Waze over concerns that sensitive government information and personal data could be exploited by Israel.",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Malaysia bars civil servants from using Waze, citing Israel’s control of app",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/malaysia-bars-civil-servants-from-using-waze-citing-israels-control",
        "published": "2026-10-21T07:53:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "MPs want govt to explain Waze ban on civil servants",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/mps-want-govt-to-explain-waze-ban-on-civil-servants",
        "published": "2026-10-21T08:24:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "PMO confirms civil servants barred from using Waze over Israel data security risks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/pmo-confirms-civil-servants-barred-from-using-waze-over-israel-data",
        "published": "2026-10-21T09:25:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Waze banned to protect government information and users' personal data from Israeli threats – PM",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/waze-banned-to-protect-government-information-and-users-personal-data",
        "published": "2026-10-21T09:32:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "MPs seek explanation for Waze ban on civil servants",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/mps-seek-explanation-for-waze-ban-on-civil-servants",
        "published": "2026-10-21T09:49:56.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}