Quantum computing and privacy
 

Functional quantum computers are supposedly getting closer.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c0a68b0-c...44feab49a.html

This is a bit scary because of Shor's algorithm.

A quantum computer could break RSA encryption.
The obsolescence of public-key encryption could be stifling for internet business.


Might not be too long before UPS is shipping a ridiculous amount of one-time pads on digital media...