Hidden Heroes

S01E05: The Crypto Wars: How Philip Zimmermann fought for our right to privacy

Dec 15, 2022

21:40

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The History of Encryption

3min

The Future of Privacy

3min

The History of Public Key Cryptography

3min

The Rise and Fall of Private Key Encryption

3min

The Rise and Fall of PGP

2min

The Importance of Encryption Software

2min

The Crypto Wars of the 1990s

5min

Three decades ago, Phil Zimmermann almost went to jail so that you could send an email without worrying that your personal data would be stolen.

Read the story on: https://hiddenheroes.netguru.com/philip-zimmermann

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