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The newspaper states that Israel has prohibited high-ranking officials from acquiring Chinese BYD electric vehicles and has also removed these models from government purchases. Simultaneously, several other Chinese brands have been prohibited from “sensitive military installations.”
The Defense Ministry indicated that concerns exist that these vehicles might function as “platforms for gathering information that benefits Beijing.”
The newspaper mentions, referencing the ex-leader of cybersecurity for Israel's Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency, that these concerns are not hypothetical: contemporary vehicles come with various sensors - audio, video, geolocation, biometrics - and onboard communication systems that can relay all this data to overseas servers.
The Israeli Defense Ministry acknowledges that Chinese vehicles may function as “mobile intelligence platforms” that can gather and relay data on drivers and passengers, their movements, their environment, potentially disclosing sensitive information regarding the location, behaviors, etc., of senior Israeli military officials.
source: lefigaro.fr
The Defense Ministry indicated that concerns exist that these vehicles might function as “platforms for gathering information that benefits Beijing.”
The newspaper mentions, referencing the ex-leader of cybersecurity for Israel's Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency, that these concerns are not hypothetical: contemporary vehicles come with various sensors - audio, video, geolocation, biometrics - and onboard communication systems that can relay all this data to overseas servers.
The Israeli Defense Ministry acknowledges that Chinese vehicles may function as “mobile intelligence platforms” that can gather and relay data on drivers and passengers, their movements, their environment, potentially disclosing sensitive information regarding the location, behaviors, etc., of senior Israeli military officials.
source: lefigaro.fr
