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Google announces new algorithm that makes FIDO encryption safe from quantum computers (arstechnica.com)

submitted 11 months ago by fry@fry.gs to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Should we wait until encryption is completely broken before we start this research? Or should we start to study it now to figure out how to keep our privacy and security intact ahead of the threat?

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com -5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I dunno... maybe Google should wield it's powerful, multi-billion dollar empire to solve more real-world problems that we have now.

[–] hh93@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

If quantum computing can crack encrypted communication before we find a solution to make it safe against that thread we'll be in deep trouble if the wrong country gets hold of that tech first.

This is exactly the kind of research those people should be doing

1st: a computer scientist Specialized in cryptography won't solve stuff like world hunger.
2nd: google as a private company also shouldn't be - they should be taxed accordingly so the government can do it though