A store in Qingdao, eastern China’s Shandong province. Store owners will earn 8 cents for each device connecting to the new routers. Photo: AFPA store in Qingdao, eastern China’s Shandong province. Store owners will earn 8 cents for each device connecting to the new routers. Photo: AFP
A store in Qingdao, eastern China’s Shandong province. Store owners will earn 8 cents for each device connecting to the new routers. Photo: AFP
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Chinese store owners in Qingdao ordered to switch to government-verified routers for Wi-fi service

Replacement routers made by Beijing-based supplier have ‘multiple critical vulnerabilities’, says US company

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Iris Deng
Iris Deng

Updated: 5:11pm, 6 Apr, 2018

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A store in Qingdao, eastern China’s Shandong province. Store owners will earn 8 cents for each device connecting to the new routers. Photo: AFPA store in Qingdao, eastern China’s Shandong province. Store owners will earn 8 cents for each device connecting to the new routers. Photo: AFP
A store in Qingdao, eastern China’s Shandong province. Store owners will earn 8 cents for each device connecting to the new routers. Photo: AFP
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