Four China-made smartphones have yet to pass an information security test administered by the National Communications Commission (NCC), the telecom authority said yesterday, without disclosing the brands. The commission in the second half of last year inspected 10 popular smartphones in Taiwan, NCC Department of Infrastructure and Cybersecurity Deputy Director Wu Ming-ren (吳銘仁) said. “Only iPhones passed on the first go,” Wu said. “We then informed the other nine smartphone manufacturers — including those from Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China — that they should be tested a second time,” Wu said. “By Tuesday, five — four of which were made