Party warns of data security risks posed by robotic vacuum cleaners
02/09/2021 07:15 PM
A screenshot of a livestream video of a press conference on Taiwan Statebuilding Party s Facebook page.
Taipei, Feb. 9 (CNA) The Taiwan Statebuilding Party on Tuesday called on the government to strengthen its oversight of internet-connected appliances, warning that security flaws in products including robotic vacuum cleaners could leave them vulnerable to Chinese hackers.
At a press conference, members of the small pro-independence party said that to tackle the problem, the government should begin labeling products with strong data security protections and clamp down on those of unclear origin.
Ex-defense ministers part of Weng case
INCRIMINATING NOTEBOOKS: The probe of tycoon Weng Mao-chung reportedly uncovered 27 notebooks detailing the people who profited from insider trading
By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Two former ministers of national defense, Tang Yao-ming (湯曜明) and Chen Chao-min (陳肇敏), along with three retired generals, are among the top military officials accused of profiting from insider trading in companies controlled by businessman Weng Mao-chung (翁茂鍾).
As defense ministers, Tang and Chen allegedly enabled Weng to obtain 28 military procurement contracts worth NT$240 million (US$8.5 million).
The two headed up the Ministry of National Defense in the 2000s, and are the latest prominent officials to be caught up in the investigation of a corruption scandal centered on Weng and former Supreme Court judge Shih Mu-chin (石木欽).
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