China Bars Use of Tesla Vehicles by Military and Certain State-Owned Companies
China is restricting the use of Tesla vehicles by its military and certain state-owned companies, expressing a worry over the vehicles' collection of data, people familiar with the decision said, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal March…
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19. The move mirrors similar action taken by the U.S. to ban Huawei from its telecommunications infrastructure over national security concerns. While Tesla did not comment on China's move, it referred to its earlier statement to Chinese media in response to data security concerns: “Tesla’s privacy protection policy complies with Chinese laws and regulations. Tesla attaches great importance to the protection of users’ privacy.”