US scientists are working for a more secure “virtually unhackable” internet based on quantum computing technology. Department of Energy (DOE) officials issued a report that lays out a blueprint strategy for the development of a national quantum internet, using laws of quantum mechanics to transmit information more securely than on existing networks.
The scientist’s aim is to create a parallel, more secure network based on quantum “entanglement,” or the transmission of sub-atomic particles. “One of the hallmarks of quantum transmissions is that they are exceedingly difficult to eavesdrop on as information passes between locations,” according to the Energy Department statement. A quantum internet will not be unhackable: it will likely be much harder for anyone to eavesdrop on the transmission of encrypted data using quantum key distribution (QKD), but that’s not to say it’s impossible.
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