NPA suspends use of ‘risky’ new system

REVIEW IN PROGRESS: The police agency said that no security incidents have been identified so far, but it has requested that the supplier explain their devices’ origins By Sam Garcia / Staff writer, with CNA Add TT as Preferred Source The National Police Agency (NPA) suspended the use of a new biometric attendance system after a legislator said it posed a risk to national security, as it might be using products manufactured by Chinese company ZKTeco.Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Lin Chun-hsien (林俊憲) yesterday said the system — procured by the NPA, the Coast Guard Administration, Customs Administration and CPC Corp, Taiwan, could expose civil servants’ biometric data to information security risks.These agencies play important roles in national security, and the consequences could