The Future of Computers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090205110609.htm

This article is about creating a new way to encrypt data in order to keep it secure. Scientists hypothesize that the instant a quantum computer is created, it will be strong enough to un-encrypt virtually all the data that relies on such protection instantly. Most systems use an RSA cryptographic system, which would be rendered instantly obsolete with the advent of the quantum computer, which researchers at Stanford and MIT say will happen in the next decade.

This seems to be an urgent issue. If no online data could be secured, online business would essentially disappear, creating huge problems. This article is dealing with an abstract issue, but i think it still lacks a rounded discussion of the implications of such an event.