China’s secret services could use sensors and cameras in the cars to monitor secure areas, wiretap passenger conversations and access phones that are plugged into the vehicle, CSRI senior policy director Sam Goodman said.

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      “I’d like the variant without a SIM card please.”
      Don’t buy features you don’t want.

      Well yes, that’s what I was saying. Are you saying a VW vendor will not only sell me a car without any non-mandated communication modules but also give me a better price for it because it amounts to the car having fewer features? That’s actually good news.

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      You can’t buy a car that had its model registration in the EU after 2019 in the EU that hasn’t a SIM Card installed as it is part of an EU legislation.

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        Yeah, that was the point. When you require the world to serve your special needs expect to have to go to quite some lengths to get them.