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Mathematician warns NSA may be weakening next-gen encryption (www.newscientist.com)

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Mathematician warns NSA may be weakening next-gen encryption::Quantum computers may soon be able to crack encryption methods in use today, so plans are already under way to replace them with new, secure algorithms. Now it seems the US National Security Agency may be undermining that process

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[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Just a guess, but I think they're less concerned about the giant country's surveillance of us, and more concerned about not being able to surveil the little terrorist cells.

[-] sturmblast@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

or you know conversations with your healthcare providers

[-] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

or the company VPNs of other continents.

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