Mathematician warns US spies may be weakening next-gen encryption
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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

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

  • @surewhynotlem@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14•9 months 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.