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Quantum pioneers win Turing Award for encryption breakthrough

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Submitted ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Valnao@sh.itjust.works⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.world⁩

http://bbc.com/news/articles/c7474004g01Quantum%20pioneers%20win%20Turing%20Award%20for%20encryption%20breakthrougho

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  • bleistift2@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    The relevant passage for anyone interested in more than just the headline:

    By contrast, Bennett and Brassard’s theory - known as BB84 - shows that any attempt to hack or copy their quantum encryption key changes the very behaviour of its elements, making replication impossible.

    Further reading: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BB84

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    • homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Very cool.

      Now someone please tell my entire extended circle of friends and family how to reset their password. (Fair warning, you’ll probably have to explain that yes, they have a password, first.)

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