Babbage: How to keep secrets in the age of quantum computing
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English - July 19, 2022 16:48 - 40 minutes - 92.2 MB - ★★★★ - 2.8K ratingsNews politics news comedy interview entrepreneurship business culture health leadership books Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The age of quantum computing is coming closer, presenting both an opportunity and a risk for individuals, companies and governments. Host Alok Jha explores why quantum computers threaten to crack the codes that keep data and communications secure over the internet. We also investigate how encryption techniques can be improved for a post-quantum age, and why it is urgent that they be deployed as soon as possible.
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