Chinese-Made Hertz Rental Cars Filmed Norwegian Soldiers—And Recorded Military Access Codes [Roundup]

News and notes from around the interweb: Chinese-made Hertz rental cars recorded Norwegian soldiers and military access codes. espionage, surveilling Norwegian military a new reason not to rent from Hertz! Norwegian soldiers discovered video recordings in rented Chinese cars during a military exercise in September. According to the Norwegian business newspaper “Dagens Næringsliv,” the stored images showed, among other things, who entered and exited the vehicles, the routes they traveled, and their locations. The report also stated that the recordings contained codes used to open gates and doors of military installations. The armed forces had rented the vehicles for the Home Guard through the car rental company Hertz Norway . At least two of the cars were reportedly from the Chinese manufacturer Deepal, a brand of the state-controlled Changan Group. The recordings were deleted from the vehicles after the exercise. It remains unclear whether data or access codes were previously transmitted to external parties or stored elsewhere. According to Uber’s CEO, you should ask a driver’s permission before taking a call during a ride. Uber CEO’s rating tip: ask the driver if you can take calls. But half of the Uber drivers I encounter are on an open call mumbling for the entire ride, and they don’t ask. — Scott Stevenson (@scottastevenson) October 10, 2026 Russian model doesn’t understand why visa rules apply to her American Airlines will add 50 flights at LAX including Pacific flights as it gets its gates back from construction. This was a genuine disaster, and an embarrassing degree of U.S. government incompetence, but… tagging Sesame Street’s Elmo and the Pope for help? .@JFKairport you have 3 people working customs. One for US, one for international, one for global entry. What the ever loving fuck. We landed at 10:30 and will quiet literally not get through until metro north has stopped running. @NYCMayor @Pontifex @elmo https://t.co/mHzHkgghyP — Rebecca 🦑 (@barelyRebecca) October 12, 2026 Straight to jail. Spokane airport releases RFP for a lounge Topics on this page