Why has the line gone dead on quantum computing news/hype? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by Krudler@lemmy.world to c/outoftheloop@lemmy.world

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It feels like 6 months ago, I couldn't go a few hours without being exposed to some new wild claims from Microsoft or Google, or any of the other companies working on this. Lately nothing comes up in any of my feeds.

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[-] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

it could render the entire password based login system hackable in a flash, probably breaking the internet.

No, just certain specific encryption algorithms. We already have some early quantum-resistant encryption algorithms, and the internet has already started adopting them.

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