Our focus is on information integrity and provenance. Starting January 1st, all SMS and public messages from Taiwanese agencies will come from a single, easily recognizable number, like 111. This initiative changes the default assumption. Previously, messages appearing to be from humans were assumed legitimate until proven otherwise. Now, if a message claims to be from a government agency but does not come from an approved number, it will be considered a bot. Verification will only be assumed through pre-verified digital signatures, supported by public infrastructure like FIDO, making digital signatures accessible to everyone at no cost. This shift in default assumptions is a critical step in combating the spread of fraudulent information.

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