Phil Zimmermann

Philip R. "Phil" Zimmermann Jr. (born February 12, 1954) is the creator of Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), the most widely used email encryption software in the world.

Quotes

 * If privacy is outlawed, only outlaws will have privacy.
 * Why I Wrote PGP, Part of the original 1991 PGP User's Guide (updated in 1999)


 * At no time in the past century has public distrust of the government been so broadly distributed across the political spectrum, as it is today.
 * Why I Wrote PGP, Part of the original 1991 PGP User's Guide (updated in 1999)


 * The natural flow of technology tends to move in the direction of making surveillance easier.
 * Interview with Om Malik, 11 August 2013