we should use quantum communication to talk to ET

One step up from smoke signals and radio.

https://thedebrief.org/we-should-use-quantum-communication-to-talk-to-et-says-seti-researcher/

We Should Use Quantum Communication To Talk to ET, Says SETI Researcher

Christopher Plain
4 May 2021

For over 60 years, SETI scientists have pointed their receiving arrays
at the heavens, hoping to detect the telltale signs, or
technosignatures, indicating we are not alone. Many methods have been
tried, with [some newer ones on the horizon], but based on the seeming
inevitability of our species moving to quantum computing, a researcher
from the University of Berkeley's SETI program has proposed we instead
scan for signs of E.T. using quantum communications methods.

"Over the last 6 decades, more than one 100 dedicated search
programs have targeted these wavelengths; all with null results," the
paper authored by Michael Hippke states. "I argue that future searches
should also target quantum communications. They are preferred over
classical communications with regards to security and information
efficiency, and they would have escaped detection in all previous
searches."

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[China v Philippines:]
'GET THE F*** OUT': Philippine foreign minister lashes out at Beijing as
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ABC News, 04 May 2021 04:24Z
The war of words between the Philippines and China over the South China Sea
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'It isn't a fair trade': Surfer who lost leg to shark wins right to keep
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Six years after being mauled by a great white, Chris Blowes is granted the
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such exemption granted under SA's Fisheries Management Act.

Kakadu traditional owners close Gunlom due to 'lack of respect' from Parks
Australia over sacred sites
ABC News, 04 May 2021 07:17Z
The Kadadu National Park area of Gunlom will be closed to the public just as
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IPL Twenty20 tournament suspended indefinitely due to COVID-19
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The Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament is indefinitely
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why it wasn't cancelled before this].

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[Fictional Intelligence:]
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To better prepare for emerging threats in the future, the French
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in the future. ... The goal, according to defensenews.com, is to "scare"
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