Now a national security threat to China



Elon Musk poses for photos with buyers during a Tesla China-made Model Dull 3 delivery ceremony in Shanghai.

Elon Musk poses for photos with buyers during a Tesla China-made Model Dull 3 delivery ceremony in Shanghai.
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Impossible to work with members of the People’s Liberation Army, all styles and pennants affordable by Elon Musk’s amazing cars. Citing “national security” concerns, the Chinese government has reportedly banned the use of Tesla vehicles by state and military personnel on certain government properties.

Per reports of The Wall Street Journal And Bloomberg, People’s Republic of China alleges that Tesla’s high-tech cars could be a tool for data leaks or foreign espionage. Government officials are concerned that Tesla vehicles have a large number of built-in sensors and cameras that could be selected to “send sensitive data back to the US.”

The ban was alleged by the Chinese military and barred government officials from using vehicles on certain government and military properties. As well as “Driving in housing combinations for the families of employees working in sensitive industries and state agencies.” Waiting for the government to wait for Tesla’s “government security review”, WSJ reports, the choices apparently did not go very well.

Review Concerns about vehicles and data collected by Tesla. This includes the location data of the vehicle and the contact list of the mobile phone synchronized with the internal systems of the car.

We recently .Nailed How modern cars are basically a treasure trove of personal data (the choice of which can be shared, sold or stolen), so China’s concerns are not without potential appropriateness.

On top of this, Tesla has a handful iffy security events Years. In 2016, security researchers – in China, no less –It showed They can remotely hack the company’s car via its WiFi; Hackers had the ability to pump Brakes, trunk pop and turn the vehicle Windshield wipers on and off. a Recent Episodes In which the hacker was able to gain gain access to hundreds of the company’s internal security cameras through a third-party provider, but also provoke concerns.

The ban is also indicative of the way the tech industry has become a hotbed of political conflict between the US and China. U.S. under the presidency of President Trump Crack down aggressively It was considered a “national security” threat to any Chinese technology company – effectively blacklisting dozens of companies and the U.S. They also cut off financial investments while trying to censor the audience’s access. That sounds kind of similar for the course that China would kind of react to.

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