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The Ministry of Agriculture launched the "Agricultural e-Grapple" APP to assist farmers in scheduling their crops, but it was discovered that the Android version was preloaded with Chinese Communist Party holidays such as the National Day of the People's Republic of China and the August 1st Army Day, causing netizens to question whether the program's backend had been infiltrated.
Minister of Agriculture Chen Junji attended the General Policy Questionnaire of the Legislative Yuan on the 2nd and was interviewed before the meeting. (Photo by reporter Tu Jianrong)
Yesterday (1st) was the National Day of the People's Republic of China, but it was revealed that the Ministry of Agriculture's "Agriculture e-Gate" app's "Cultivation Work Calendar" in the Android version not only pre-loaded "National Day" but also "August 1st Army Day" and other Chinese Communist holidays, and was criticized by netizens for being "infiltrated". In this regard, Agriculture Minister Chen Junji confirmed this matter in an interview today, confirming that there was a problem with the manufacturer's preset information, and that the Ministry of Agriculture also made oversights in its supervision, and will take responsibility for this.
The "Agriculture e-Gate" APP launched by the Ministry of Agriculture was originally intended to help farmers facilitate their farming schedules. Unexpectedly, some netizens discovered that the "Cultivation Work Calendar" of the Android version of the program prominently featured the Chinese Communist Party's National Day and the Communist Army's "August 1st Army Day". It was suspected that the program's backend had been infiltrated, sparking discussion.
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The Legislative Yuan held a meeting today (2nd) and invited Executive President Zhuo Rongtai to attend the general policy report for the new session and prepare questions; Agriculture Minister Chen Junji accepted media interviews before the meeting.
Regarding the outsourcing of the official APP, Chen Junji confirmed that the Ministry of Agriculture verified that the manufacturer "made an error" when verifying the plug-in calendar. Even if the responsibility lies with the manufacturer, the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture should also bear responsibility. Therefore, on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, he solemnly apologized to the users of the APP.
Chen Junji added that the Ministry of Agriculture updated this version of the program last night (1), and the Google App Store has also completed the corresponding update. From today on, similar problems will no longer occur when downloading the program.
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The Ministry of Agriculture will strengthen the government APP review mechanism to prevent similar errors from happening again.
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