The New Weapon Against ID Theft: Lasers
A new technology uses lasers to generate random numbers and encrypt your credit card transactions.
Feb 17, 2009 6:00 AMMay 20, 2025 2:14 PM
A display shows laser output (pink and green) used to generate random bits (yellow). | Image courtesy of Atsushi Uchida
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