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  "id": 15869704,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T09:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/128628/waze-app-banned-to-protect-government-information-and-users-personal-data-from-israeli-threats-pm"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has decided to prohibit the use of the navigation application Waze among all civil servants. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) stated that this measure is intended to protect government information and users&#3...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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": "New Straits Times",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-21T09:28:28.000Z"
      }
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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."
}