Quantum Theory, Lecture 25: Quantum Computing. Quantum Cryptography. Deutsch #39;s Algorithm.
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GCHQ director Robert Hannigan explained the famously private agencys involvement in the public initiative: Building maths and cyber skills in the younger generation is essential for maintaining the cyber security of the UK and growing a vibrant digital economy. That is why I am keen for GCHQ to give something back through its work with school and universities.
Originally designed by students on an industrial placement at GCHQ, the interactive app is aimed primarily at Key Stage 4 students in the UK, aged between 14 and 16 years old, and comes as part of government efforts to encourage more children to study STEM subjects science, technology, engineering and maths at GCSE level and beyond.
Speaking at the launch of the app on the third anniversary of the UK Cyber Security Strategy, Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude MP drew parallels between the new app and the cryptic crosswords placed by the government in The Daily Telegraph to recruit code breakers during World War Two.
Im pleased to announce a similarly creative solution in the hunt for expertise, but with a 21st century spin, he said.
The fun and educational app is now available to download from Google Play or through the GCHQ website. It is understood, however, that schools reliant on iPads will have to wait until next year for the release of an Apple-friendly version.
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Cryptoy
GCHQ has released its own "fun, free, educational" Android app to teach secondary school students about cryptography.
The Cryptoy app, which has no permissions to access confidential information on Android devices, helps children understand basic encryption techniques and create their own encoded messages.
The government hopes the app could help find the next generation of cyber-spies. Minister for the cabinet office Francis Maude said that it was a "creative solution in the hunt for expertise, but with a 21st century spin".
Cryptoy is only available on Android at the moment, but an iOS version for iPads will be available in 2015, GCHQ said. It is aimed at Key Stage 4 students and covers both the theory and practice of cryptography as well its history.
The idea was first developed by GCHQ's industrial placement students as a test project for the Cheltenham Science Festival but growing interest from teachers to use the app in schools persuaded GCHQ to make it publicly available. The spy-agency said examples of cryptography used in the app are from an "earlier era" but were still relevant to today's techniques.
"Building maths and cyber skills in the younger generation is essential for maintaining the cyber security of the UK and growing a vibrant digital economy," said GCHQ director Robert Hannigan.
He described Cryptoy as a "colourful, interactive way" for students and teachers to explore cryptography. The app is compatible with Android 4.1 and up and is available to download now.
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GOVERNMENT SPOOK AGENCY GCHQ has released a cryptography game for kids in an attempt to boost science, technology, engineering and maths skills.
The government, and a lot of other people, are all about the so-called STEM skills, and we have already seen the Raspberry Pi Foundation make a spacy stand on it.
Now it is the turn of GCHQ, which in itself is following a government pattern of pre-teen prep practice.
GCHQ told us that it is releasing Cryptoy to the application stores on the third anniversary of the government's National Cyber Security Strategy.
The title is pitched at secondary students and their teachers, and offers an insight into encryption and cryptography.
This is not the first effort from the agency, and is unlikely to be its last. It has an interest in cryptography, and an interest in having a pool of skilled workers coming out of the education system.
"Building maths and cyber skills in the younger generation is essential for maintaining the cyber security of the UK and growing a vibrant digital economy," said GCHQ director Robert Hannigan.
"That is why I am keen for GCHQ to give something back through its work with school and universities.
"The app was developed by GCHQ's industrial placement students and trialled at a number of science fairs.
"I hope it will inspire further study of this key topic, which has played such an important part in our past and is an invaluable part of our future."
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The WikiLeaks founder has used the whistleblowing websites official Twitter account to publicise a funding drive for the creation of a life-size bronze public artwork featuring himself, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden, described as a a monument to courage.
The proposed statue by Italian sculptor Davide Dormino, entitled Anything to Say?, will depict the trio standing on chairs, with another empty seat beside them onto which members of the public will be encouraged to climb allowing them to stand shoulder to shoulder with the whistleblowers. Organisers need 100,000 to complete the project, a sum they hope to raise by 1 January through the crowd-funding website Kickstarter. With just 21 days to go, only 19,360 has been pledged perhaps explaining why Mr Assange chose to alert WikiLeaks 2.4 million Twitter followers to the campaign.
According to the Kickstarter page, the statue is not a simple homage to individuals, but to courage and to the importance of freedom of speech and information. This is the reason for the empty chair, it continues. Each of us can climb onto it, however uncomfortable and vulnerable, and change our point of view. The work of art will travel from country to country and offer the opportunity for us to hear each other out and think.
The statue of Julian Assange stands between sculptures of Edward Snowden, left, and Chelsea Manning Mr Assange has been living in the Ecuadorian Embassy in Knightsbridge, west London, since seeking asylum in the country in June 2012. He is wanted for questioning in Sweden over alleged sex offences, but he denies any wrongdoing and fears that if he travels there he will be transferred to the US, where he could face 35 years in prison for publishing classified documents through WikiLeaks.
Those who pledge money for the statue will qualify for a range of rewards depending on the depth of their pockets. A 5 donation will earn a public thank you on Facebook, 50 will buy an autographed picture of Mr Dormino working on the project and 300 will buy a limited edition t-shirt bearing the statement: Be courageous because courage is contagious.
The idea for the statue came from Mr Dormino and Charles Glass, an American author, journalist and broadcaster. British journalist Vaughan Smith, with whom Mr Assange stayed while he was on bail in 2010, is organising the Kickstarter campaign.
I got excited by it because I thought it was some art that suggested, rather appropriately, that these whistleblowers were our true friends rather than the politicians who pretend to be, Mr Smith told The Independent.
If you look at the statues we do have, theyre mostly of people whove done various things during our past in conflict and killed rather a lot of people. I think its refreshing to have a statue thats perhaps owned by the public a little bit more.
Julian Assange has been living in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2012 (Getty) He added that most of the 100,000 for the project would go towards transporting the artwork around the world and that nobody was being paid for taking part. The rest of the money will go towards the statues creation at a foundry in Pietrasanta, Tuscany.
Mr Dormino faced a difficult decision over how to depict Ms Manning, who was known as Bradley Manning when convicted of espionage for passing classified documents to WikiLeaks. The former soldier will be shown as she appeared at the time when the facts took place, the organisers wrote in reply to a question on the Kickstarter page. This is also motivated by the fact that the artist could not get enough portraits of her actual look to make a realistic portrait.
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Julian Assange remains holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London with ailing health and plenty of time on his hands. So much time, in fact, that he's decided to... crowd-fund a life-size statue of himself, presumably so people don't forget what he looks like?
The Independent reports that Assange is attempting to drum up funding for a full-size bronze public artwork which will feature himself, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden. He refers to it as a "a monument to courage." The statue, which will be made by Italian sculptor Davide Dormino, will be called Anything to Say?
In the sculpture, the truth seekers will be stood on chairs with an empty one behind them, so that members of the public are able to join them, "to stand shoulder to shoulder with the whistleblowers." The project is currently being crowd-funded on Kickstarter, aiming to raise 100,000 by January 1st to complete the project. Donations currently amount to 19,747. [The Independent]
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Artist's impression of how the statue might look
Julian Assange and the Wikileaks team have taken to Twitter to publicise a Kickstarter campaign to build a life-size bronze statue of the holed-up whistleblower. The project, described as a "monument to courage" features likenesses of Assange, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden standing on three chairs, with a fourth empty chair "for us".
It hopes to raise 100,000 through Kickstarter but with 20 days to go on the project has only raised just shy of 20,000. If completed the artwork will be showcased in "cities around the world", its creators said.
The Wikileaks Twitter account, which Julian Assange posts from, has tweeted about the account seven times in the past three months, most recently retweeting a post on 10 December calling for more donations.
According to the Kickstarter listing, the sculpture will be the work of artist Davide Dormino and made made in Tuscany, Italy. Donations will fund the bronze casting and transportation of the art.
A report in the Independent accused Julian Assange of using Twitter to "spearhead" a campaign to build a statue of himself. The Wikileaks Twitter account reacted angrily, saying that a retweet "does not equal Assange 'spear heading' [sic] a funding drive".
The Kickstarter page explains that the work is not intended as a "homage to individuals" but to "courage and the importance of freedom of speech and information."
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TIME Tech privacy Julian Assange Is Crowdfunding a Life-Size Statue of Himself Because Of Course He Is Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks from the Ecuadorian Embassy on December 20, 2012 in London, England. Peter MacdiarmidGetty Images The WikiLeaks founder wants to get his face out of the Ecuadorian embassy
Julian Assange has been stuck in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London for two and a half years, and the WikiLeaks founder apparently has a lot of time on his hands.
Assange is using the whistle-blowing websites official Twitter account to fuel a funding drive for a life-size bronze public monument to courage featuring himself, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden, the Independent reports. The Italian sculptor Davide Dormino will stick bronze depictions of the trio on chairs with another empty seat beside themthats for the public, who can join the whistleblowers.
Some 100,000 is needed for the project, while just 19,360 has been raised on Kickstarter so far. The Kickstarter page says that the the statue is not a simple homage to individuals, but to courage and to the importance of freedom of speech and information.
Assange is wanted for questioning in Sweden over sex offense allegations, which he has denied. He fears that if he leaves that embassy, hell be extradited to the U.S. after his organization published classified military and diplomatic documents.
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