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A quantum fix makes e-commerce more tamper-resistant

Light pulses with specific quantum properties could be harnessed to send digital ‘contracts’ between buyer and seller.
Above the shoulder view of a woman shopping clothes online on laptop, making payment with credit card.

Quantum light signals could help to make online purchasing more resistant to nefarious interventions. Credit: Getty

An experiment shows how quantum physics could improve the security of online transactions1.

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Nature 625, 635 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00128-2

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  1. Cao, X.-Y. et al. Sci. Adv. 10, eadk3258 (2024).

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