Germany’s military banned Chinese-made drones used for training purposes and prohibited certain vehicles from bases after a counterintelligence assessment showed that data was potentially being collected and disseminated, people familiar with the matter said.
Security officials determined that the risk of espionage through signals picked up by unmanned aerial vehicles as well as cars was too great, the people said on condition of anonymity as the assessment wasn’t public. An investigation by German military counterintelligence, or MAD, showed that data may have been diverted to Chinese intelligence agencies, they said.
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