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- Europe@europe.pub
cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/45983024
- Poland may ban Chinese-made cars from entering military facilities to protect its security, according to Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk.
- The country’s defense establishment has been exchanging information on the risks posed by cars “heavily equipped with electronics” as it considers restricting their access.
- Tomczyk said it’s “a fact” that the cars could be used for surveillance, amid heightened expert scrutiny of the issue and a report warning about espionage risks posed by the vehicles.
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Warsaw has repeatedly blamed Moscow for a series of hybrid attacks on its territory.
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SAIC Motor Corp.’s MG brand, Chery Automobile Co.’s models and BYD Co. led sales in Poland among Chinese auto manufacturers.
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Tomczyk’s words come after heightened expert scrutiny of the issue. In December, the Center for Eastern Studies, a Warsaw-based think tank, published a report warning about espionage risks posed by the vehicles.
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Asked whether he’s worried the cars would be used for surveillance, Tomczyk said “it’s not a possibility we need to be worried about — it’s a fact.”
I don’t know why we’re still having this discussion. If it were really about security, they’d just legislate standards for limited data collection and connectivity options, assign fines for violations, and verify compliance. If we’re really at the point where Chinese engineers can design tech western engineers can’t reverse engineer or understand, we’re in way deeper trouble than bans will solve.
But by doing that, they’d have to put the same restrictions on manufacturers from “friendly” countries, and that’s unacceptable given lobbying.
It’s strictly protectionism and it’s disgusting.