The Register: China adopts mystery Internet Protocol

China's news service announced the country is adopting a new generation of Internet Protocol technology, called IPv9. The problem is, no one outside of China seems to have heard of it, making the news services claim that the new standard "has been formally adapted and popularised into the civil and commercial sector" rather unlikely. While the announcement could be a mere snafu - the news organ may have meant to print IPv6 - civil rights advocates fear China may be developing a new protocol that would give the state more control and access to Internet communications.