Agencies to list China-made gearSURVEILLANCE: Local government agencies that fail to list all of the China-made information security products that they use would be asked to explain their conductBy Lee Hsin-fang / Staff reporterCentral and local government agencies have been ordered to list all of the China-made information security products they are using by the end of this month and replace them by the end of this year as part of the government’s efforts to prevent the leaking of sensitive government information, Executive Yuan officials said yesterday. However, a comprehensive survey is needed to identify the agencies that are using computers and information security products manufactured in China that have yet to reach retirement age, they added. On Dec. 18 last year, the Executive Yuan sent an official document to government agencies nationwide on the principles of handling information and communication security products. All government agencies have been asked to make a list of Chinese information and communication products that are still in use or have been purchased. The Executive Yuan has yet to decide if public school teachers would be banned from using China-made smartphones or connecting their smartphones to government systems, as some teachers have expressed reservations about the policy.

Source: Taipei Times January 25, 2021 15:56 UTC