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A: A smart phone is encrypted when the data stored on it is encoded. The most common encryption standard for phones is AES, or Advanced Encryption Standard.

In quantum encryption, one encodes information in quantum states. Just as one can measure quantum states to decode a message, one can measure quantum states to find out information about an object.

The heads of the National Security Agency and the world’s most valuable company appeared to try to make nice over their contrasting views on encryption.

In quantum encryption, one encodes information in quantum states. Just as one can measure quantum states to decode a message, one can measure quantum states to find out information about an object.