The Israeli Defense Ministry has suspended the supply of Chinese electric vehicles to the army officers due to concerns on the collection of data through integrated sensors and communication systems.
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According to YnetNews, the official purchase of vehicles of the Chinese producer Byd for the soldiers of the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) has been canceled.
The ban came after numerous warnings from IT security experts, who underlined how Chinese vehicles could be used as espionage tools.
The Israeli Defense Ministry had already received over 600 Chinese cars, including MG ZS EV and Chery Tiggo 8, already in use by the Officers of the IDF as service vehicles.
However, the new byd electric vehicles Act 3, intended for the lieutenant colonels of the IDF, were not put in service after control of the electronic components.
The E-Call system, an automatic communication function with emergency services, has been deactivated in the vehicles received to reduce the risk of data escapes. However, experts warn that this may not be enough.
According to dr. Harel menashrione of the founders of the computer security department of the Israeli security agency (Shabak), Chinese cars should be considered mobile intelligence platforms, capable of collecting audio, video, geolocation and biometric data and transmitting them to server in China.
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