I want the world to be a "I trust you" place. But the world, unfortunately, has changed with everything being connected online.

If the USA government showed up at Apple and Google with guns and said "Shut down all the iOS and Android devices in France, Germany, and Japan or else", Apple and Google, AFAICT, can do that today. They could brick every iOS device and nearly every Android device. I'm actually a little surprised that more countries haven't noticed.

Similary, cars are going in the same direction. A few companies can brick every connected car they make, by region, if they want / are forced to.

I don't have a solution. I'd buy a BYD if I could as my next car and just cross my fingers it never came to that.