Hi John Jones , you wrote :
" Does ' non-local ' mean :
we expect things not to be where they are ,
or where they should be ? "


In quantum mechanics
many particles are perceived to exhibit nonlocality .

For example :
The position of an electron " Orbiting " a nucleolus
is perceived to be probabilistic .
Scientists don't perceive a continuous ( local )
movement from one place to another .
i.e. They don't perceive a velocity .

Similarly , in the EPR experiment :
A special pair of particles is perceived to be entangled
even after they've been separated for miles .
Einstein called this " Spooky action at a distance " .
Changing one member of the pair seems to instantly
( i.e. nonlocally , no time indicates no length )
change the other pair .

Cryptographers are trying to exploit this
apparent nonlocality to transmit passwords .
( But I don't know how they prevent an interception . )