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Re:What are we going to do with quantum computers? by petters on Sunday February 25, 2018 @09:39AM (#16459135)
> It would cause economic ruin, social turmoil, and worse on a huge scale.

I don't think this is true at all. No one has the capacity to store everything and governments would be the ones that come closest. Why would they cause all those bag things? It does not make sense.

I am not saying they won't use it, but it will not have nearly those effects that you list.

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Re:What are we going to do with quantum computers? by brodie78382 on Sunday February 25, 2018 @10:35AM (#16459393)
> No one has the capacity to store everything

Don't be so sure about that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_Data_Center

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Re:What are we going to do with quantum computers? by petters on Sunday February 25, 2018 @11:10AM (#16459557)
1. Even if it is of infinite capacity, one datacenter will not be able to store everything. The data needs to be moved there as well.

2. My point was that there's no way NSA will use the data stored there in ways that will give the effects mentioned in the grandparent post.

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Re:What are we going to do with quantum computers? by gm-conspiracy on Sunday February 25, 2018 @09:43AM (#16459154)
The person storing it and accessing don't necessarily have to work for the same nation-state.
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