{
  "id": 17145097,
  "title": "Here’s the right app to navigate around the Waze-Tuju mess",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/heres-the-right-app-to-navigate-around-the-waze-tuju-mess-17145097",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-29T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2026/10/30/here-s-the-right-app-to-navigate-around-the-waze-tuju-mess"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Malaysian government has banned the popular navigation app Waze due to concerns over potential security risks associated with the US-owned, Israeli-founded company. This decision has sparked debate, as experts warn that such bans are not uncommon and that individuals' personal data is constantly being collected and shared across networks. Malaysia's response to this issue is to promote its own home-grown alternative, TuJu, which functions similarly to Waze but stores data within local data centers. However, concerns remain about the app's security and the opaque nature of the decision-making process behind its implementation. As an aging digital skeptic, the reporter expresses skepticism about the capabilities of older generations in the tech sector and suggests a humorous solution: releasing a fictional app, TuDia, that would provide directions and support for users.",
  "summary": "In true Malaysia Boleh style, I'll take all your data in return for a promise not to sell it to Musk or Israel for 50 years. TuDia, as one might say.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}