EU To Counter Echelon With Quantum Cryptography?

Posted by simoniker on Monday May 17, 2004 @10:17AM from the if-it-exists dept.

jfruhlinger writes "An article on Security.ITWorld.com seems to outline a coming information arms race. The European Union has decided to respond to the Echelon project by funding research into supposedly unbreakable quantum cryptography that will keep EU data out of Echelon's maw. Leaving aside the question of whether such a thing is possible, the political implications are troubling, indicating a widening rift within the Western world. Interestingly, the UK is part of the EU, but its intelligence services are among Echelon's sponsors."

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Re:What I find disturbing is... by DAldredge · 2004-05-17 10:34 · Score: 0, Offtopic

You do know the french have quite the record of spying and turning what they spy agencies find over to frech business intrests.

Or is it wrong only when the US does it?
Eloquent? Fuck no... by Giant+Panda · 2004-05-17 11:07 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Do you really think you are being that much more eloquent by using the word "fuck" in italics? If you where really that eloquent, you wouldn't need to use the word "fuck" in italics.