The recent surge in fuel prices due to the war in Iran has spurred demand for electric vehicles around the world, and Chinese car makers are making the most of the opportunity.

  • 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 hours ago

    Hey China, you are welcome to sell me your clean cheap car!

    Sure, but they’ll be spying on you too.

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      3 hours ago

      What’s better? To be spied by your government that can use your data against you or the foreign government who can’t.

      In an ideal world there’d be no spying, but we don’t live in one.

      • NekoKoneko@lemmy.world
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        2 hours ago

        I mean, I agree we don’t want spying, but: a foreign government absolutely can use your data against you. Whether its creating a profile on you that could later be used against you when you enter that country, using it for statistical or targeted data for influence campaigns…there are a lot of ways.

        China in particular has repeatedly deployed extra-territorial “police service stations” in at least the UK, Canada and the US to punish or harass those it’s identified as “Chinese” dissidents or sympathizers in other countries.