Whenever we talk about end-to-end encrypted data, we're usually talking about messaging apps like iMessage, Signal, WhatsApp, and Google's RCS. But plenty of other data is encrypted to ensure attackers can't access it. Think of data in transit from your devices to servers (or vice versa), your bank account, government secrets, and more. This encryption is so strong that it's virtually impossible for modern computers to break it. On that note, you can't have backdoors in encryption as some lawmakers want. Those "doors" would be incredibly dangerous. Someday, in the not-too-distant future, quantum computers will be so powerful that they'll be able to break current encryption standards in hours. Regular computers would need a billion years to break one of the current standards. The US government has a plan: New encryption standards that will resist quantum attacks. The US Commerce Department's National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has approved the first three algorithms for encrypting internet data. Continue reading... The post Quantum computing will break existing encryption algorithms, so the US government developed stronger ones appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: Pixel 9 preorder offers, $400 off Narwal Freo X Ultra, $500 off Sony OLED TV, more Today’s deals: $229 iPad, $300 off Samsung foldables (last chance), $20 label maker, HP laptop sale, more Today’s deals: $699 Apple Watch Ultra 2, self-bagging trash can, $349 Dyson V8 Plus vacuum, more Best Apple deals for August 2024