Video equipment from Chinese cars filmed military exercises in Norway

During military exercises, the Norwegian Armed Forces discovered that civilian vehicles rented from Hertz (First Rent A Car Norway AS) were automatically recording video and storing data. 

An investigation revealed that the rental company is owned by Sweden’s Volvo Cars (with a market capitalization estimated at approximately $4.29 billion), whose majority shareholder, with a 78.65% stake, is the Chinese Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. Due to a lack of alternative transportation, it was decided not to suspend the use of these cars during the exercises.

The Norwegian security services PST and the National Security Authority (NSM) warn that information from more than 200 electronic sensors in modern cars could be used by Chinese intelligence to track and record movements.

This was reported by DN.

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