Researchers Drove a Chinese EV Into an Underground Mine. It Kept Calling China Anyway.
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Chinese EV data privacy concerns grow as Project Lion Cage finds 90% of a NIO ES8's traffic routed to servers in China.

Researchers drove a NIO ES8 electric SUV deep into a Norwegian underground mine specifically to sever its external connections. The car kept attempting to reach servers, most of them located in China. These findings echo broader concerns about hidden data collection, similar to how a surveillance app was built to covertly target users without their knowledge.

That finding sits at the center of Project Lion Cage, a multi-year study initiated in 2022 by Tor Indstøy, a risk management and threat intelligence executive at Telenor Group. Indstøy purchased the NIO ES8 as a dedicated research platform.

The project arrives as Chinese EV brands expand across European markets with assurances about local data processing. Observed network behavior appears to contradict those assurances.

  • Doomsider@lemmy.worldEnglish
    323·
    23 days ago

    A couple things, you are absolutely correct about the hypocrisy. All modern major manufacturers are doing the same thing. Calling out China without mentioning this is definitely a disservice.

    On the invasion of privacy through spying, China is undoubtedly the worst followed by the US and Russia.

    When it comes international predations I think you are correct. The US is the worst. Russia next then Israel and China. France and Germany probably fit in here somewhere as well with the selling of arms around the world.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      22 days ago

      China is undoubtedly the worst followed by the US and Russia.

      I doubt it. Russia doesn’t have the infrastructure or the manpower to compete with a modern surveillance state. And the US doesn’t operate alone, it’s part of the Five Eyes network, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Nevermind NISRF.

      Part of what makes the US network horrifying is how many other countries are blithely along for the ride.

    • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldEnglish
      43·
      22 days ago

      A couple things, you are absolutely correct about the hypocrisy. All modern major manufacturers are doing the same thing.

      and theres been tons of coverage about that, and how it can be used against you.

      To pretend theres radio silence on it, and this is all just being big mean to china is the real hypocrisy.