I would not own a new car now without knowing where its SIM is, and what I need to unplug to remove/disable it. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-21/byd-hacked-by-cybersecurity-expert-vehicle-sabotage-surveillance/107139482 “China is a special risk because its government can compel access to data,” is a racist trope. The US government carries the same risk. If we built cars in Australia, the Australian government behaves exactly like the Chinese government, and the risk would barely be different.