Google suggest Online Payment with Single Sign On

Google has suggested a micropayment System to the Newspaper Association of America. How is this asecurity issue? They suggest to combine it with a Single Sign On System also operated by Google.
I welcome paid-for Internet content because I believe that advertising As the only Business model for online content endangers the journalistic quality of the articles. The dependency on the advertisers leads to articles written for the advertisers, not for the readers. Also, I hope that flash and popups will become less intrusive if publishers get an additional revenue stream.
The bad news is that Google would know even more about their users, in particular if they operate the micropayment system.
I really would prefer having a small micropayment token connected to my computer that performs Single Sign On and micropayment operations under my control.

Linux Botnet

The Register reports a new linux server botnet originally reported here. It is not yet clear how the servers are infectected. The purpuse of these servers is to serve malware from an additional webserver installed on listening on port 8080. It seems to me that people look at their web forum security again very closely: Not only can be used to exploit a server, but also if it is possible to post links at public discussion sites it is also possible to post links to such malware.

Quantum Computer Chip

One popular use for the quantum computer is the factorization of big numbers. If one could factor a big number as quickly as it can be multiplied from its prime components the RSA algorithm would be broken. Theory says that this should be possible, but no practical implementation has been seen so far. The most important obstacle is the quantum noise that leads to random changes in quantum states.

Researchers at the university of Bristol have found a way to cram a complete quantum computer on one silicon chip. However, the largest number they can factor right now is 15. Also, the peripheral devices still fill up a complete desktop.

In order to factor larger numbers the quantum computer needs more degrees of freedom, which are called 'qbits'. Miniaturizing the computer might help with increasing the number of qbits.