With recent advances in quantum computing, a specter looms over all electronic communications: Is any data safe in a post-quantum world?
Bold claims are made on both sides: Start-ups researching post-quantum encryption boast great progress in securing encrypted data against quantum-computing-based attacks. At the same time, quantum-computing researchers, whose real-world applications remain nascent, claim with equal self-assurance that they can still break the code.

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