Canadians ready for Chinese-made autos, but experts note there are security risks

CBC: Over the last decade, China has passed a series of national security and intelligence laws that oblige Chinese companies to cooperate with the government when asked. A similar law in the U.S., called the Cloud Act, compels American technology companies to share data gathered in foreign countries with the government if asked.

And the list of data collected by modern vehicles is long: your voice, your location, how fast you’re driving, what kind of music you listen to, what your surroundings are, whether you’re falling asleep at the wheel — not to mention all of the data accessible through smartphones plugged into the vehicle…