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Quantum Computing Regulation Already?

Posted by Zonk on from the jumping-the-gun dept.

RMX writes "A new CNet article discusses the possibility of regulating quantum computing. We already see our top tier US VCs investing in Quantum computing companies outside the country. Apparently the feds seem to think regulating the amount of technology that can be sent overseas will make the US safer." From the article: "Only rough prototypes of quantum computers presently exist. But if a large-scale model can be built, in theory it could break codes used to scramble information on the Internet, in banking, and within federal agencies. A certain class of encryption algorithms relies for security on the near-impossibility of factoring large numbers quickly. But quantum computers, at least on paper, can do that calculation millions of times faster than a conventional microprocessor. "

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  1. FP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FP!

  2. Re:On Paper? by Stormwatch · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Quantum breast implants?

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  3. Oh yeah? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    But does it run Linux?

    In Soviet Russia Quantum Computers break You!

    Does it play OGG Vorbis a million times faster, and will you be able to hear the song if it plays that fast?

  4. Re:On Paper? by john83 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Quantum breast implants?

    Those could cause problems. I mean, if a woman's bra size changed any time someone observed her chest...

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