# 2029 Crypto Deadline Has One Problem: No Machine That Can Break RSA

- slug: 2029-crypto-deadline-has-one-problem-no-machine-that-can-break-rsa
- date: 2026-03-31
- category: Quantum Computing

The headlines said Q-Day is 2029. The actual story is that two different Google teams are pointing at the same year for different reasons — and conflating them makes the quantum threat look closer than it is.

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