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Quantum Crypto in the Real World

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the people-really-use-this-stuff dept.

bednarz writes "Swiss officials are using quantum cryptography technology to protect voting ballots cast in the Geneva region of Switzerland during parliamentary elections to be held Oct. 21, marking the first time this type of advanced encryption will be used for election protection purposes. "We would like to provide optimal security conditions for the work of counting the ballots," said Robert Hensler, the Geneva State Chancellor. "In this context, the value added by quantum cryptography concerns not so much protection from outside attempts to interfere as the ability to verify that the data have not been corrupted in transit between entry and storage.""

4 of 91 comments (clear)

  1. No fair, you changed the outcome by measuring it! by Cyberax · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nuff said :)

  2. Heisenburg Voting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Each voter is voting for all candidates simultaneously until the vote is actually read.

  3. The Heisen-Rove uncertainty principle by User+956 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Swiss officials are using quantum cryptography technology to protect voting ballots cast in the Geneva region of Switzerland

    Bah, we hace somnething similar in the U.S. Diebold has been using quantum encryption technology on their voting systems for years. That is to say, attempting to examine the vote count, alters the count.

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  4. In other words... by NotQuiteReal · · Score: 4, Funny
    The problem actually comes from the people

    We let too many stupid people vote? Is that what you are saying?

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    This issue is a bit more complicated than you think.