Yes, BYD is a risk, but so is Tesla. BYD rewrote its Australian privacy policy to remove China and surveillance 76 minutes before replying to Four Corners.
China’s National Intelligence Law requires companies to assist intelligence work and keep it secret. America has written down much the same thing: the CLOUD Act reaches data US companies hold anywhere, and Section 702 targets non-Americans overseas without individual warrants. General Motors stores Australian customer data in the United States.
Australia’s new smart device standards cover vacuum cleaners and carve out cars. #auspol #surveillance
Chapters:
00:00 The BYD Hack
01:28 BYD’s Rewritten Policy
01:55 China’s Intelligence Law
03:16 CLOUD Act and 702
04:32 Where Car Data Goes
06:02 Canberra Signed Up
07:11 No Rule for Cars
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Michael West established Michael West Media in 2016 to focus on journalism of high public interest, particularly the rising power of corporations over democracy. West was formerly a journalist and editor with Fairfax newspapers, a columnist for News Corp and even, once, a stockbroker.
