Quantum Computers Will Change Life As We Know It

R.L. Adams writes in Forbes:
“However, when the first quantum computer is built, Smart tells me that:

“…all of the world’s digital security is essentially broken. The internet will not be secure, as we rely on algorithms which are broken by quantum computers to secure our connections to web sites, download emails and everything else. Even updates to phones, and downloading applications from App stores will be broken and unreliable. Banking transactions via chip-and-PIN could [also] be rendered insecure (depending on exactly how the system is implemented in each country).”

Clearly, there’s no stopping a quantum computer led by a determined party…”