When asked if Canada was considering following the United States' lead on banning Chinese technology from all vehicles, Freeland said, 'The short answer is: absolutely.'

Canada is "absolutely" considering banning Chinese-made software in electric vehicles among measures to counter what it calls overcapacity and a security threat from China, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Tuesday.

Canada is “absolutely” going to follow the U.S. move to ban hardware and software for vehicles from China or Russia, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said Tuesday. “Our government has made it very clear that we take really seriously intentional Chinese overcapacity and we take very seriously the security threat from China,

The Commerce Department said hardware and software components in cars could allow foriegn adversaries to collect data on Americans and manipulate vehicles.

The prohibition is designed to safeguard connected vehicles with tech from China and Russia from unauthorized surveillance, espionage, mass vehicle immobilization, and cyberattacks.

The U.S. Department of Commerce on Monday proposed a rule to prohibit the import or sale of connected vehicles integrating certain software and hardware with a "nexus" to China or Russia, citing national security concerns.

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No room for your spy mobiles on our streets The US Commerce Department has decided not to wait for the inevitable, and today announced plans that would ban connected vehicle technology - and vehicles using it - from Chinese and Russian sources.