This thesis examines how the race for quantum supremacy challenges current theoretical assumptions that underpin the data privacy literature. In pursuing this goal, the study examines the global surveillance infrastructure and introduces the concept of a quantum panopticon. As the traditional panopticon metaphor relies on a spatial dimension to understand surveillance, the quantum panopticon adds a temporal dimension, illustrating how a future watchman can look back on decrypted data. This theoretical contribution offers a new perspective on internet surveillance in the dawning quantum era. As such, the thesis brings the data preservation literature into dialogue with the cryptographic literature, while also connecting the ethical and political debate on data privacy with the more technical literature on encryption and surveillance.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-529888 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Olsson, Erik |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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