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https://theintercept.com/2019/07/11/china-surveillance-google-ibm-semptian/
Chinese state security agencies are likely using the technology to target human rights activists, pro-democracy advocates, and critics of President Xi Jinping’s regime
indicating closer ties to the country’s military than previously acknowledged by the smartphone and networking powerhouse.
https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2019/05/02/china-how-mass-surveillance-works-xinjiang
Reverse Engineering’ Police App Reveals Profiling and Monitoring Strategies
It is the first known example of a government intentionally using artificial intelligence for racial profiling, experts said.
potentially ushering in a new era of automated racism.
https://boingboing.net/2019/03/31/mote-in-cars-eye.html
Researchers from Tencent Keen Security Lab have published a report detailing their successful attacks on Tesla firmware, including remote control over the steering, and an adversarial example attack on the autopilot that confuses the car into driving into the oncoming traffic lane.
The researchers used an attack chain that they disclosed to Tesla, and which Tesla now claims has been eliminated with recent patches.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/28/technology/huawei-security-british-report.html
A British review of Huawei found “significant” security problems with the Chinese company’s telecommunications equipment
https://nrkbeta.no/2019/03/21/norske-telefoner-sendte-personopplysninger-til-kina/ Nokia 7 Plus
Hver gang telefonen ble slått på, skjermen aktivert eller låst opp, gikk hans geografiske posisjon, samt SIM-kortnummer og telefonens serienummer til en server i Kina.
https://threatpost.com/xiaomi-m365-scooter-hack/141731/
Hackers up to 100 meters away could take over Xiaomi M365 scooters to brake or accelerate them.
https://www.bt.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/J1mGO7/Norske-Visma-utsatt-for-datainnbrudd-fra-Kina
[en del av] et stort dataangrep fra Kinas sikkerhetsdepartement i desember, med mål om å stjele forretningshemmeligheter.
fikk tilgang til krypterte brukernavn og passord til de interne systemene, men ikke kundesystemet.
https://www.nrk.no/norge/pst-advarer_-_-vaer-oppmerksom-pa-huawei-1.14414252
PST peker på Kina og Russland som cybertrusler, og ber myndighetene holde et øye med den kinesiske telegiganten Huawei.
Employees offered bonuses to steal rival tech, prosecutors say
CFO allegedly lied to banks about Huawei’s business in Iran
https://www.nrk.no/urix/huawei-_-fare-for-spionasje-eller-svertekampanje_-1.14399304
Grunnleggeren av Huawei, kom nylig på banen og hevdet at selskapet aldri vil utlevere informasjon til kinesiske myndigheter.
Det kan han trolig ikke love. Den kinesiske sikkerhetsloven står nemlig i veien for det.
Huawei’s very structure, with its close ties to the Chinese government […] makes the company a potential tool for espionage and thus a security threat
Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste (PST) mener at selskaper fra land Norge ikke har sikkerhetspolitisk samarbeid med, bør begrenses fra å jobbe med ekomnett