{
  "id": 16004476,
  "title": "Malaysia cyber security chief urges public to uninstall Waze over data risks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/malaysia-cyber-security-chief-urges-public-to-uninstall-waze-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T05:21:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/128658/malaysia-cyber-security-chief-urges-public-to-uninstall-waze-over-data-risks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "NATIONAL Security director-general Datuk Raja Nushirwan Zainal Abidin (pic) has urged Malaysians to uninstall Waze over concerns that location data collected through the navigation app could be misused and pose risks to personal and national security...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "No blanket Waze ban as government adopts phased approach",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/no-blanket-waze-ban-as-government-adopts-phased-approach",
        "published": "2026-10-22T02:16:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Govt urges Malaysians to uninstall Waze over Israeli data laws, stops short of blanket ban",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/govt-urges-malaysians-to-uninstall-waze-over-israeli-data-laws-stops",
        "published": "2026-10-22T04:13:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "'Completely false': Waze denies data collection claim after govt ban",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/completely-false-waze-denies-data-collection-claim-after-govt-ban",
        "published": "2026-10-22T06:57:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Waze denies collecting sensitive govt data",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/waze-denies-collecting-sensitive-govt-data",
        "published": "2026-10-22T07:01:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}