吉隆坡，马来西亚——周四，Waze驳回了马来西亚关于其收集敏感政府信息或允许任何实体利用用户个人数据的指控。
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Waze on Thursday rejected Malaysia’s claims that it collects sensitive government information or allows any entity to exploit personal user data, after the government banned civil servants from using the navigation app, citing its Israeli connection.
此前，马来西亚政府以Waze与以色列有关联为由，禁止公务员使用该导航应用。
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s office in a statement Wednesday said the decision took into account the status of Waze Mobile Limited as a data controller incorporated in Israel and operating under Israeli law.
马来西亚总理安瓦尔·易卜拉欣的办公室在周三的一份声明中表示，这一决定考虑到了Waze Mobile Limited作为在以色列注册的数据控制者的身份及其受以色列法律管辖的情况。
A Waze spokesman described the allegations of compromising personal data as “completely false.”
Waze的一位发言人称，有关泄露个人数据的指控‘完全不实’，并未对与以色列的任何关联发表评论。
He did not comment on any Israeli connections.
发言人回应美联社时表示：‘Waze遵循严格的隐私政策来保护用户数据，并遵守全球数据保护标准。’
“Waze operates under strict privacy policies that protect user data and comply with global legal data protection standards,” the spokesman said, in a response to The Associated Press.
Waze最初在以色列开发，后于2013年被美国科技公司谷歌收购。
Waze was developed in Israel before it was bought by U.S. tech company Google in 2013.
以穆斯林为主的马来西亚是巴勒斯坦事业的坚定支持者，与以色列没有外交或直接的经济联系。
Predominantly Muslim Malaysia is a staunch supporter of the Palestinian cause and has no diplomatic or direct economic ties with Israel.
数字部长戈宾德·辛格·德奥周四向议会表示，对Waze的禁令仅适用于执行公务的公务员。
Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo told Parliament on Thursday that the ban on Waze applies only to public servants carrying out official duties.