http://news.com.com/2100-7351_3-5197087.html?tag=nefd.top

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The Chinese government is expected to announce Wednesday that it is backing
down from efforts to establish its own Wi-Fi security standard, according to
sources.
Government officials had set June 1 as a deadline for gear makers to include
its Wireless Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure (WAPI) standard into
products sold in China. The specification would allow the government to
decrypt any communications by its citizens over wireless networks.
WAPI is not compatible with current Wi-Fi security standards. Enforcing the
inclusion of WAPI into gear would have limited the number of manufacturers
that could sell products in the Asian country, setting the stage for a
high-profile technology battle between China and the United States.
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- jon

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