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The United States is planning to ban specific components from Russia and China in the production of connected and autonomous vehicles, the Commerce Department said on Monday, amid fears that cyberattacks could hit the US road network. “Cars today have cameras, microphones, GPS tracking, and other technologies connected to the internet,” said Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. “It doesn’t take much imagination to understand how a foreign adversary with access to this information could pose a serious risk to both our national security and the privacy of US citizens,” she added. The plan would app…

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