Chinese-made cars rented by Norwegian military automatically recorded and stored video footage during military exercises
- Dashcams captured soldiers entering vehicles, moving around, and typing security codes
- Military personnel deleted recordings after discovering them inside the rented cars
- A shortage of alternative vehicles kept the cars in military use
Rental cars used by the Norwegian army during an exercise in Oslo filmed soldiers and stored the recordings inside the vehicles without anyone noticing, reportts have claimed.
The clips showed troops getting into and out of the cars, their movements and locations, and gate codes they typed while facing the camera.
Despite finding the footage, the military kept using the vehicles for the rest of the exercise because it had very few alternative cars available.
Why the recordings alarm people
Public sensitivity about personal data is already high, so any device that silently stores images of people attracts immediate scrutiny.
Soldiers typing access codes within view of a recording lens is a serious breach of routine security,...
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