Gareth Vipers of The Wall Street Journal reports that connected vehicles could collect sensitive data for foreign governments. He writes:
President Biden ordered the Commerce Department to open an investigation into foreign-made software in cars, citing Chinese technology as a potential national-security risk.
Chinese efforts to dominate the global auto industry posed clear security risks to the U.S., he said Thursday.
“Connected vehicles from China could collect sensitive data about our citizens and our infrastructure and send this data back to the People’s Republic of China,” Biden said in a statement. “These vehicles could be remotely accessed or disabled.”
The investigation could lead to restrictions on the use of certain parts in cars in the U.S. […]
In 2021, China restricted the use of Tesla vehicles by military staff and employees of key state-owned companies, saying the car’s cameras record images constantly and obtain data, including when, how and where the vehicles are used.
Tesla has said its privacy protection policy complies with Chinese laws and regulations and it attaches “great importance” to securing user information.
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