Matthew Green clarifies: it's encryption specifically that's at risk
matthew_d_green · x · 2026-10-08
In a follow-up to his earlier remark, cryptographer Matthew Green clarified the scope of his warning: "Well, encryption specifically." The post narrows his earlier claim that we might lose public key cryptography, specifying that encryption itself is what's at risk.
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