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Chiara Castro

Is it possible that quantum computing ends up saving encryption? Here's how it could happen

Quantum computing concept. Digital communication network. Technological abstract.

We are used to seeing the cryptography world worrying about quantum computing. The enhanced computational power of these machines is expected to break current encryption methods, in fact, potentially putting in danger the internet's security and privacy infrastructure we all rely on.

The truth, however, is that encryption as we know it is already under threat. The UK, Sweden, Switzerland, and even the EU have lawmakers seeking to give law enforcement more power to access people's data, especially those encrypted.

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