Perspective Chapter: A Quantum of Trust – Post-Human Integrity in an Era of Entangled Data
<p>Data integrity is caught between two different kinds of crises. Quantum computing puts cryptographic foundations at risk. Shor’s algorithm can break current encryption, and adversaries are already collecting encrypted data now to decrypt it later. This shows that mathematical security guara...
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| Formato: | Capítulo de libro |
| Lenguaje: | inglés |
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IntechOpen
2026
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/1236708 |
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| Sumario: | <p>Data integrity is caught between two different kinds of crises. Quantum computing puts cryptographic foundations at risk. Shor’s algorithm can break current encryption, and adversaries are already collecting encrypted data now to decrypt it later. This shows that mathematical security guarantees are real but not permanent – they fail when the physics of computation changes. Post-humanist scholars see things another way. They point out that data is always produced through interactions – between people, between tools, and between organizations. Nothing exists in a vacuum. We draw on both traditions. Meillassoux reminds us that mathematical hardness is real, not invented. Factoring is difficult. But he also argues that nothing is permanent: quantum mechanics can rewrite the rules of what counts as hard. Barad shows us that trust still depends on how humans and machines work together in practice. We look at the quantum threat and its fixes – post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and quantum key distribution (QKD) – then examine how entanglement, in physics and philosophy alike, breaks down the line between observer and observed. From this friction, we develop a framework for “post-human data integrity” built on three shifts: from static defense to active care, from top-down control to shared responsibility, and from one-time checks to continuous conversation. Real integrity needs both mathematical rigor and human attention.</p> |
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| ISBN: | 978-1-83634-986-0 |
| DOI: | 10.5772/intechopen.1013802 |