China could rule world’s technology, UK cyber spy chief says
+ In an unusually blunt speech, Jeremy Fleming, director of the GCHQ spy agency, said the West faced a battle for control of technologies such as artificial intelligence, synthetic biology and genetics.
Fleming said China was “bringing all elements of state power to control, influence design and dominate markets” while trying to dominate debates about global standards.
+ Fleming said that if Britain wished to remain a global cyber power then it would have to develop “sovereign” quantum technologies, including cryptographic technologies, to protect sensitive information and capabilities.
+ Fleming said quantum computing, which uses the phenomena of quantum mechanics to deliver a leap forward in computation, was getting closer and posed huge opportunities but also risks.
+ The West should forge ahead with developing quantum-proof algorithms, he said, “so we’re also prepared for those adversaries who might use a quantum computer to look back at things that we currently think are secure”.
Source: metro. Guy Faulconbridge, China could rule world’s technology, UK cyber spy chief says…
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