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Biden administration is investigating security threats from Chinese vehicles::The US is opening an investigation into the potential risks to national security posed by smart car technology produced in China and “other countries of concern.”
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We ain’t gonna get the sub $15k EVs huh
That sounds like it’s exactly the point…
Normally I’d chalk your comment up as being a little too “tinfoil hat” to warrant engaging, but half the article implies exactly that, and I don’t think the author was doing it on purpose because quite frankly, I don’t think there are any news authors left with the competence to do so.
This is 100% some shit I’d expect to come out of the red team though… The Biden administration hasn’t struck me as being on the side of corporate interests (generally speaking… I’m not naive enough to think the Biden administration couldn’t be bought, I’m speaking to track record here…), and I don’t think this would impact tax revenue much, which is to say that there’s not much ulterior motivation for blues to trump up a bullshit problem to keep Chinese cars out of the market.
I’m inclined to agree with your opinion, but logically it doesn’t add up, is my point :)
Now read the article again but replace everything China with America and it’s still a HUGE privacy invasive piete of shit. Fuck network-enabled smart cars no matter where they are made or by whom.
I agree. Ban it all.
But the difference is that Chinese (and Russian) malware groups directly attacking US citizens and businesses have much closer ties to their government than any US groups attacking US companies do. Everyone works with hackers. But when China lets their groups do actual harm to our citizens/economy, even if it doesn’t constitute an act of war, it is a clear and genuine national security threat.
We’re not the only country that’s had similar concerns about Chinese hardware. There’s good reason for that.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The US government is opening an investigation into the potential risks to national security posed by smart car technology produced in China and “other countries of concern.”
The US Commerce Department’s probe will focus on “connected vehicles” — a broad term that can be applied to any car with internet access — amid concerns that technology like cameras, sensors, and on-board computers could be exploited to collect sensitive data about US citizens and infrastructure.
A separate statement from President Joe Biden repeated an oft-heard cliche likening modern cars to “smart phones on wheels.” He accused China of using unfair business practices, such as the state subsidies for Chinese-made EVs being investigated by the EU, to secure a foothold over the auto industry.
Such action would mirror trade restrictions placed against companies like Huawei over national security concerns that the telecom giant could be exploited by the Chinese government for espionage.
Some policymakers in the US have also attempted to restrict or outright ban TikTok, the shortform video app owned by Chinese company ByteDance, over similar fears.
China has previously accused the US of repeatedly abusing “the concept of national security” to wrongfully target Chinese companies and impede competition from global markets.
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