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Scientists Make Quantum Encryption Breakthrough

Posted by samzenpus on from the completely-secure-for-at-least-a-few-days dept.

Madas writes "Scientists working in Cambridge have managed to make quantum encryption completely secure (registration required) by putting decoy pulses in the key transmission stream. According to the story this paves the way for safe, encrypted high-speed data links. Could this allow completely private transmission of data away from snooping eyes and ears? Or will it mean film studios can stop movies from being copied when traveling on the internet?"

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  1. Nope! by VincenzoRomano · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Could this allow completely private transmission of data away from snooping eyes and ears?
    Definitely no. No democratic government would allow it. Democracy badly needs eavesdropping.
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    Maybe Computers will never be as intelligent as Humans.
    For sure they won't ever become so stupid. [VR-1988]
  2. Re:Tag suggestion... by Fyz · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The way tags are used around here, they're just one-word comments you can make if you're a subscriber.