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Security Concerns Over Chinese Connected Cars in Europe
Chinese-made smart cars reportedly recorded sensitive data, including security access codes, during a Norwegian military exercise, intensifying European concerns about connected vehicles as potential intelligence-gathering tools.
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## Overview
Chinese-made smart cars reportedly recorded sensitive military-related information during a Norwegian military exercise, raising concerns among European officials about the security risks posed by connected vehicles with foreign-linked data systems (SCMP, October 17).
## Key Developments
- During a security exercise at Oslo airport from September 14 to 18, soldiers discovered that their vehicles' on-board cameras had recorded footage including access codes at secure sites and officials' movements, according to Norwegian newspaper Dagens Naeringsliv (SCMP, October 17).
- The recordings reportedly captured details of who was entering and exiting vehicles at sensitive locations (SCMP, October 17).
## Why It Matters
The incident adds to a growing body of European and NATO concern about Chinese-manufactured connected vehicles as potential vectors for data collection near military and sensitive sites, a theme likely to recur as Chinese EV and smart car exports expand across Europe.