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AnonTechie [soylentnews.org] writes:

Norwegian military personnel discovered that rented Chinese-made cars automatically recorded and stored video footage during military exercises. The Norwegian newspaper DN reported the incident. The cars continued to be used throughout the exercises because few alternative vehicles were available. Norwegian outlet Nettavisen drew attention to the supplier’s links to China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. The Norwegian Armed Forces use rental vehicles from First Rent A Car Norway AS, which operates under the Hertz brand, for daily activities, military exercises, and operational tasks.

[...] The military’s use of modern civilian vehicles also raises separate security concerns. In its Risiko 2025 assessment, Norway’s National Security Authority warned that a modern car can contain more than 200 electronic sensors. If external actors gain access to such data, they could use it for surveillance, tracking movements, or intelligence-gathering. In its National Threat Assessment 2026, Norway’s counterintelligence service, the Police Security Service, stated that Chinese intelligence and security agencies had expanded their capacity to conduct operations in Norway, including in cyberspace and through human intelligence sources.

[Source]: NGO "MILITARNYI" [militarnyi.com]

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