US To Investigate "Security Concerns" Involving Chinese Electric Cars - CleanTechnica
US To Investigate "Security Concerns" Involving Chinese Electric Cars - CleanTechnica
The Biden administration is worried that Chinese cars may spy on Americans and is taking steps to protect people such espionage.
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I have a crazy idea, hang on with me here.
USA : So you want to sell cars in the number 2 car market?
China : Sure.
USA : But what about all the spying you want to do?
China : We don't want to spy on drivers.
USA : Bullshit.
China : OK how about this. We build a car with no capability of spying. EV with 100kwh, USB port, and big screen. It would be super low priced and undercut legacy auto because they cannot make one.
USA : No. And now that you mention it we are bumping up tariffs just in case.
If spying is the issue then like safety it can go through security certification as well as crash safety certification. But I don't think spying is the real issue at hand here. I have an ebike with Chinese electronics, motor, and batteries. Pretty sure it doesn't spy on me and yet it is still highly usable for transportation.
If people want spying capability they can buy the more expensive option from legacy auto. After decades and decades of blocking EVs this is just delay to get legacy auto onboard with EVs. It's a bad idea.
They build spying capacity into the chips.
The only way to certify is to remove all chips that could cross communicate.
And do you think that inspection has been done at that level for the past 30 years for all consumer electronics? USA buying stuff from China ain't new.
It's called chain of custody. Most people use software. Especially phishing.
FYI US government workers are forbidden to use uncertified Chinese chips in their data comms.
Anything that connects to the net can be compromised into a spy box. Go visit the Spy Museum and see what I'm talking about.
But yea, no one gives a shit about your talking Furby - unless it is wifi or BT connected.