• ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
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    28 days ago

    It could actually be a good thing, since it opens up the possibility of unsnoopable channels of communication, using encryption that would be disrupted by any attempt to intercept it.

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      28 days ago

      Also the ability to crack any of our current encryption almost instantly…

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        28 days ago

        Quantum entanglement is different than quantum computing.

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          27 days ago

          Not exactly; entanglement is a critical element of quantum computing for the encryption and decryption referenced.

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            27 days ago

            Not what I understand. The encryption referenced is about having an immutably certain shared data source from entanglement that can be used as encryption/decryption input. Quantum computing does promise to crack current encryption technology in the future.