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In any case the NSA can probably break any encryption out there given enough time. If they do have a working quantum computer someplace, virtually any kind of algorithm could be cracked. - See more at: www.abovetopsecret.com...
originally posted by: Gazrok
In any case the NSA can probably break any encryption out there given enough time. If they do have a working quantum computer someplace, virtually any kind of algorithm could be cracked. - See more at: www.abovetopsecret.com...
Nevermind....pretty much it in a nutshell.
To be honest, Snowden's claims can really only be believed if indeed the NSA is already actively using quantum computers. Otherwise, not much chance of them actually categorizing and analyzing the collected metadata. Not to mention the rapid decryption that would be needed to make the data relevant.