cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/51084120
Poland has banned Chinese-made cars from entering military facilities in an effort to bolster infrastructure security, according to the country’s General Staff.
The decision follows a risk analysis regarding the growing integration of digital systems in vehicles and the possibility of “uncontrolled data acquisition,” the army said in a statement published on its website on Tuesday.
NATO-member Poland has maintained trading ties with China even as Beijing sided with Russia over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 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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If I won the lottery, I’m torn between buying a cool classic car and having it electrified but dumb as fuck, or buying a cool modern EV and paying modders to rip out any connectivity and software I don’t control absolutely.
You’d be better off doing the former as there don’t appear to be any services that de-ratfuck your privacy in modern cars. I was recently forced into buying a '22 Chevy Bolt but discovered a DIY method of removing some of its OnStar telemetry by following this guide:
https://imgur.com/gallery/step-by-step-guide-to-disable-onstar-on-2022-chevy-bolt-this-is-reversible-not-permanent-n00QKnH