The Ministry of Digital Affairs recently concluded the first phase of its anti-fraud app, with more than 22,000 cases reported during the 15-day trial period and thousands of takedown notices being issued to online platforms like Facebook and Instagram.
A total of 12,501 people downloaded the app, with 22,793 cases reported by 1,547 users.
Photo: CNA
Forty-eight people reported more than 100 suspected cases of fraud, with one user alone reporting 2,000 cases.
In a news release yesterday, the ministry praised the public’s enthusiasm for the app and said it would be temporarily shut down while it implements feedback from the trial.
Among the reported cases, 6,015 were confirmed as fraud by either the person being impersonated or by a relevant government ministry.
The ministry issued formal takedown notices to the major social media platforms, with Facebook and Instagram removing 5,330 posts, Line removing 386 and YouTube removing 28.
In addition to the public, the ministry said that it received reports from specific people being impersonated, as well as from an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered scanning service provided by the National Institute of Cyber Security.
Due to the high volume of cases, the ministry said it has allocated additional staff to its anti-fraud efforts and would continue to develop AI solutions to improve its capacity to process cases.
Taiwan was listed in 14th place among the world's wealthiest country in terms of GDP per capita, in the latest rankings released on Monday by Forbes magazine. Taiwan's GDP per capita was US$76,860, which put it at No. 14 on the list of the World's 100 Richest Countries this year, one spot above Hong Kong with US$75,130. The magazine's list of the richest countries in the world is compiled based on GDP per capita data, as estimated by the IMF. However, for a more precise measure of a nation's wealth, the magazine also considers purchasing power parity, which is a metric used to
Renovations on the B3 concourse of Taipei Main Station are to begin on Nov. 1, with travelers advised to use entrances near the Taiwan Railway or high-speed rail platforms or information counter to access the MRT’s Red Line. Construction is to be completed before the end of next year, Taipei Rapid Transit Corp said last week. To reduce the impact on travelers, the NT$95 million (US$2.95 million) project is to be completed in four stages, it said. In the first stage, the hall leading to the Blue Line near the art exhibition area is to be closed from Nov. 1 to the end
Taipei’s Ximending (西門町) shopping area welcomed the most international visitors, followed by Taipei 101, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park and Yangmingshan National Park (陽明山國家公園), a list of the city’s most popular tourist attractions published by the Taipei Department of Information and Tourism showed. As of August, 69.22 million people had visited Taipei’s main tourism spots, a 76 percent increase from 39.33 million in the same period last year, department data showed. Ximending had 20.21 million visitors, followed by Taipei 101 at 8.09 million, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park at 6.28 million, Yangmingshan at 4.51 million and the Red House Theater (西門紅樓) in
Taiwan yesterday expelled four China Coast Guard vessels that entered Taiwan-controlled restricted waters off Lienchiang County (Matsu) shortly after the Chinese People’s Liberation Army announced the start of its “Joint Sword-2024B” drills around Taiwan. The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said in a statement that it had detected two China Coast Guard ships west of Nangan Island (南竿) and another two north of Dongyin Island (東引) at 8am yesterday. After Chinese ships sailed into restricted waters off Matsu shortly afterward, the CGA’s Kinmen-Matsu-Penghu Branch deployed four patrol vessels to shadow and approach the vessels, it said. The incidents pushed up to 44 the number