{
  "id": 15996620,
  "title": "Civil servants could face disciplinary action for defying Waze directive",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/civil-servants-could-face-disciplinary-action-for-defying-waze",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T04:03:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1561204/civil-servants-could-face-disciplinary-action-defying-waze-directive"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Civil servants in Cyberjaya are under threat of disciplinary action for disobeying a directive to cease using the Waze app, according to National Security Council director-general Datuk Raja Nushirwan Zainal Abidin. The directive, issued by Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar, came into force immediately following its announcement. While the agency aims to implement the rule in different ways, individual discretion is generally respected. However, any breach of this directive carries consequences, as stated by Raja Nushirwan during a press conference. National Cyber Security Agency chief executive officer Dr Megat Zuhairy Megat Tajuddin elaborated that the restriction is primarily for civil servants using Waze for official purposes, but its impact extends beyond official use. He emphasized that our movements and data, even outside official duties, can be utilized, including by Malaysians in general. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim recently ordered civil servants to abandon Waze and urged the public to do the same, highlighting fears that sensitive government information and personal data might fall into the wrong hands, especially Israel.",
  "summary": "CYBERJAYA: Civil servants who fail to comply with the directive to stop using Waze could face disciplinary action.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Civil servants who defy Waze ban face disciplinary action, says MKN",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/civil-servants-who-defy-waze-ban-face-disciplinary-action-says-mkn",
        "published": "2026-10-22T05:08:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Waze denies being a security risk following M'sian civil service ban",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/waze-denies-being-a-security-risk-following-msian-civil-service-ban",
        "published": "2026-10-22T05:36:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}