[01/05] UK ministers warn that cars from China may carry out massive surveillance for China: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/08/05/china-will-use-cars-to-spy-on-britain-ministers-fear/
That is a real danger, but the same danger applies no matter where the cars come from. Their failure to consider this for Tesla cars, which are known to surveil their users with extreme thoroughness, is a bizarre mental lapse.
Real respect for your privacy means not collecting personal data about you: https://gnu.org/philosophy/surveillance-vs-democracy.html
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