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I was mostly talking about state actors buying quantum computers that are just built to run that particular algorithm and using it to snoop on poorer countries
by bossyTeacher 1y ago
I was mostly talking about state actors buying quantum computers that are just built to run that particular algorithm and using it to snoop on poorer countries who cannot afford such tech. Plus all countries will have plenty of systems that have not been quantum proofed. The moment when it becomes affordable to a state actor until most state actors have access to such tech is likely to be a long time especially since no one will admit to possess such tech. And unlike nuclear weapons, it is much harder to prove whether or not someone has one