Comment Re:Question (Score 1) 210
I think the problem is a function of how QC would be used. If you are using it in a military operation communicating across enemy lines, this could be a big problem. Keeping a functioning, unmolested fiber optic cable going could be nearly impossible.
However, if you are a Big Mega Bank 1 sending financial transfer information to Big Mega Bank 2, simply knowing that no one has intercepted the information is enough. If someone is jamming your communication, you get the telecommunication company, police, military, etc. involved, find the place the line has been compromised, take care of the issue and continue sending your communications. It's an inconvenience but not an insurmountable problem in peacetime in a developed country.
I expect QC to become more important if Quantum computers are developed to the state that they can factor the huge prime numbers that are used in current secure cryptography easily.
However, if you are a Big Mega Bank 1 sending financial transfer information to Big Mega Bank 2, simply knowing that no one has intercepted the information is enough. If someone is jamming your communication, you get the telecommunication company, police, military, etc. involved, find the place the line has been compromised, take care of the issue and continue sending your communications. It's an inconvenience but not an insurmountable problem in peacetime in a developed country.
I expect QC to become more important if Quantum computers are developed to the state that they can factor the huge prime numbers that are used in current secure cryptography easily.
