Waze.
GPS navigation mobile app
- Reports this week
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- Active events
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- Connections
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What's reaching Waze
Events traced to Waze, step by step, newest firstExplainers that pass through Waze
Waze is a step on the way to someone else- Government assessment may limit Alphabet's navigation use in MalaysiaGovernment assessment may limit Alphabet's navigation use in MalaysiaPossible
- NSC's push for local apps forces review of national digital security standardsThe National Security Council must define and justify national digital security standards for all apps.Possible
Around Waze this week
News at the entities that move Waze most-
Google StructuralLarge global companies, including tech giants and travel providers, are noted for following a playbook to dominate large markets.Moves Waze
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Malaysia StructuralXi Jinping conducted a historic state visit to Malaysia, strengthening bilateral relations between China and Malaysia.Moves Waze
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Anwar Ibrahim StructuralSabah appointed its state attorney general on October 5, 2026.Moves Waze
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Iraq OperationalSanofi is discussing vaccine supply and immunization programs in Iraq.Moves Waze
Connections
The 7 strongest of 11, analyzed from the reporting. The bars show how strongly a change on one side reaches the other.-
Google Structural
Waze is a product subsidiary structurally owned by Google, a relationship established by acquisition in 2013.
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Malaysia Structural
Malaysia has regulated and banned the use of Waze for civil servants due to data security concerns.
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Anwar Ibrahim Structural
Anwar Ibrahim's government is formally regulating and considering banning the use of Waze for civil servants due to national security concerns.
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Iraq Operational
Iraq banned the Waze application due to its Israeli origin.
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Gobind Singh Deo Structural
The government, represented by Gobind Singh Deo's sphere of influence, banned Waze for official duties.
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Los Gatos Shared context
Waze operates as a navigation application within the geographical context of Los Gatos.
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Chow Yu Hui Operational
Chow Yu Hui has publicly questioned the rationale behind a Waze ban.