"As organizations process larger and larger amounts of sensitive data, there is a dire need for a communication channel that is encrypted in such a way that would ensure totally secure transmissions," Deloitte's Prateek Srivastava writes. "Most of the focus today is upon improving the strength of encryption because as computers become smarter and faster, these codes become easier to unscramble. That is why we need an encryption mechanism that is theoretically impenetrable." Quantum cryptography is an approach based on the laws of quantum mechanics. Srivastava explains why quantum cryptography may help usher in a new era for privacy in this piece for Privacy Tech.
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