Physicists Are Building an NSA-Proof Internet
It’s long been the Holy Grail of communications: technology that not only maximizes privacy, but also reveals when a message has been intercepted or copied.
An NSA puppet displayed at the Triberg Fasching parade in Germany. blu-news.org (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Physicists are building an NSA-proof internet (via GlobalPost)
BOSTON — It’s long been the Holy Grail of communications: technology that not only maximizes privacy, but also reveals when a message had been intercepted or copied. The quest began in antiquity, with encryption and with the humble envelope —…
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