Phil Zimmermann
1991 (updated 1999) · via essay ↗ primary
“Why I Wrote PGP”, part of the 1991 PGP User's Guide, updated in 1999
“If privacy is outlawed, only outlaws will have privacy.”
Phil Zimmermann
philzimmermann.com
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Creator of PGP (Pretty Good Privacy)
Released PGP email encryption in 1991, which made strong public-key cryptography available to everyone and led to a US investigation over export rules. Later co-founded Silent Circle.
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Joined: 1991 · 1991: releases PGP · philzimmermann.com ↗ primary
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- X · @philzimmermann: Account named “Phillip Zimmermann”, empty bio, not linked from philzimmermann.com
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