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> Think of it this way: A quantum computer could instantly crack the encryption that protects the world’s most private data. How can they be so sure that no on
by cJ0th 9y ago
> Think of it this way: A quantum computer could instantly crack the encryption that protects the world’s most private data.
How can they be so sure that no one uses symmetric encryption algorithms? I get that this article is meant for lay people but that does not make it alright to throw around false superlatives.
- goialoq 9y agoThe article is complete garbage. https://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/ https://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/ "If you take just one piece of information from this blog: Quantum computers would not solve hard search problems instantaneously by simply trying all the possible solutions at once."