Last week, the world's first quantum communications satellite blasted into orbit from China's Gobi desert. Known as the Quantum Science Satellite (QUESS), it is Sputnik for the ultra-paranoid. The mission will test a way of transmitting impenetrable messages across vast distances. If successful, the next decade could see a boom in quantum satellites, resulting in a secure network that will protect its users from even the most savvy eavesdroppers. Here, Aron discusses how the launch of a Chinese quantum communication satellite could usher in age of total digital privacy for all.
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